Evaluation of the attack rates and level of damages by the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), affecting corn-crops in the northeast of Argentina

The fall armyworm (FAW) is the most important threat to corn crops in Argentina, and there exists very little up-to-date information on its actual pest status because the available literature was published more than 20 years ago. Therefore, field surveys were carried out in the northeast of Argentin...

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Autores principales: Ayala, Oscar, Navarro, Fernando, Virla, Eduardo G.
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Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias 2013
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topic Lepidoptera
Spodoptera
Zea Mays
Noctuidae
Daños a las plantas
Cultivo
Maíz
Plagas
Gusano cogollero
spellingShingle Lepidoptera
Spodoptera
Zea Mays
Noctuidae
Daños a las plantas
Cultivo
Maíz
Plagas
Gusano cogollero
Ayala, Oscar
Navarro, Fernando
Virla, Eduardo G.
Evaluation of the attack rates and level of damages by the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), affecting corn-crops in the northeast of Argentina
topic_facet Lepidoptera
Spodoptera
Zea Mays
Noctuidae
Daños a las plantas
Cultivo
Maíz
Plagas
Gusano cogollero
description The fall armyworm (FAW) is the most important threat to corn crops in Argentina, and there exists very little up-to-date information on its actual pest status because the available literature was published more than 20 years ago. Therefore, field surveys were carried out in the northeast of Argentina, in order to establish the attack rates and injury levels of the pest in relation to the crop phenology. The study was carried out at two localities: Colonia Benítez, an agricultural region, and Tapenagá, a cattle-raising area. At each site two 1-ha plots were sown either with a Bt-corn expressing Cry 1F protein or with an untransformed corn germplasm. Optimal and late sowing was assayed and FAW larval abundance, relative age composition, attack rates and level of damage to corn were recorded. At the moment of the field experiments, Bt-corn was not affected by FAW larvae. However, untransformed germplasms were severely affected by FAW larvae, with an average of attacked plants of 18% or more. In contrast to data obtained 30 years ago, higher values of FAW density were registered. Levels of damage to corn plants were higher after the V4 stage. It was found that the sowing date affected the infestation levels and early seeding avoided high armyworm densities that develop later in the season; in northern Argentina, this was only relevant in agricultural areas.
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author Ayala, Oscar
Navarro, Fernando
Virla, Eduardo G.
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Navarro, Fernando
Virla, Eduardo G.
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title Evaluation of the attack rates and level of damages by the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), affecting corn-crops in the northeast of Argentina
title_short Evaluation of the attack rates and level of damages by the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), affecting corn-crops in the northeast of Argentina
title_full Evaluation of the attack rates and level of damages by the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), affecting corn-crops in the northeast of Argentina
title_fullStr Evaluation of the attack rates and level of damages by the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), affecting corn-crops in the northeast of Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of the attack rates and level of damages by the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), affecting corn-crops in the northeast of Argentina
title_sort evaluation of the attack rates and level of damages by the fall armyworm, spodoptera frugiperda (lepidoptera: noctuidae), affecting corn-crops in the northeast of argentina
publisher Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
publishDate 2013
url http://bdigital.uncu.edu.ar/6006
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