Status and Prospects of Managing Fall Armyworm on Sugarcane in India
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Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, sugarcane, damage, host plant resistance, biological control, management, prospectsAbstract
The fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) began its onslaught in India on maize in Karnataka State in mid-2018. In the same year, it spread its tentacles to sugarcane beginning with Maharashtra State and extending to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka States. The following year (2019), the pest attacked sugarcane experimental plots and growers' farms for the first time in Andhra Pradesh State and re-appeared in the crop in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The sporadic occurrence of FAW in sugarcane has generally been confined to tropical India and damage restricted to tillering phase. Foliar and whorl damage caused by the C strain of FAW in sugarcane is similar to the symptoms produced by R strain in maize. Intermittent appearance, rapid adoption of control measures and absence of reappearance precluded elaborate studies on biology, ecology and management of FAW in sugarcane. However, knowledge gained and experience accumulated in fields of biological control and host plant resistance, the two main components of pest management in sugarcane, hitherto, provide a strong foundation for the development of a management package for FAW in sugarcane, should the pest adapt to the crop in a more regular and serious manner. Involvement of research organizations and sugar industry would expedite the process of generation and dissemination of technologies. Currently available information on FAW in sugarcane is reviewed and prospects of its management in the crop are discussed in this paper.
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