| Title: | Trapping Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Moths in Different Crop Habitats in Togo and Ghana |
| Author(s): | Koffi D; Agboka K; Adjevi AKM; Assogba K; Fening KO; Osae M; Aboagye E; Meagher RL; Nagoshi RN; |
| Address: | "African Regional Postgraduate Program in Insect Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana. Ecole Superieure d'Agronomie, Universite de Lome, Lome, Togo. Soil and Irrigation Research Center, Kpong, Ghana. Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Accra, Ghana. Plant Protection and Regulatory Service Directorate, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Accra, Ghana. USDA-ARS CMAVE, Insect Behavior and Biocontrol Research Unit, Gainesville, FL" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1938-291X (Electronic) 0022-0493 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The economic impact of the invasion of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith, Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) into Africa has so far been limited to maize agriculture but could potentially impact many other crops. Trapping based on pheromone lures provides a cost-effective method for detecting this important pest (commonly known as fall armyworm) and will be essential for large-scale monitoring of populations to determine its geographical distribution and migration behavior as the species equilibrates to its new environment. However, the effective use of pheromone trapping requires optimization for a given location. An earlier report demonstrated that two commercial lures (one 3-component and the other 4-component) that were effective for trapping S. frugiperda in maize fields in Togo, Africa. The current study extends these findings to agricultural areas that differ in plant host composition (maize, pasture grasses, rice, and sorghum) in multiple locations in Ghana and Togo. In two seasons, significantly higher numbers of moths were found in maize, and in one season, higher numbers were found in rice than in sorghum and pasture grass systems. The results confirm the effectiveness of pheromone trapping and identify pheromone lures and trapping methods best suited for the different agroecosystems common to West Africa and that are at risk of infestation by S. frugiperda" |
| Keywords: | Animals Ecosystem Ghana *Moths Spodoptera Togo Zea mays agricultural systems fall armyworm maize seasons pheromone components; |
| Notes: | "MedlineKoffi, Djima Agboka, Komi Adjevi, Anani Kossi Mawuko Assogba, Kodjo Fening, Ken Okwae Osae, Michael Aboagye, Ebenezer Meagher, Robert L Nagoshi, Rodney N eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. England 2021/04/07 J Econ Entomol. 2021 Jun 11; 114(3):1138-1144. doi: 10.1093/jee/toab048" |
