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Categorized: Host plant resistance
Tagged: https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab161
New paper on FAW and Bt maize
Bt maize is a potentially useful tool for controlling fall armyworm and other lepidopteran pests of maize in Africa. In the Americas, however, fall armyworm rapidly evolved practical resistance to maize producing one Bt toxin (Cry1Ab or Cry1Fa). Bt maize has not been approved for cultivation in Africa, where stakeholders in each nation will make decisions about its deployment. In the context of Africa, this paper addresses maize production and use; fall armyworm distribution, host range, and impact; fall armyworm control tactics other than Bt maize; and strategies to make Bt maize more sustainable and accessible to smallholders.
Van den Berg, J., B. M. Prasanna, C. A. Midega, P. C. Ronald, Y. Carrière and B. E. Tabashnik. 2021. Managing fall armyworm in Africa: Can Bt maize sustainably improve control? J. Econ. Entomol.: https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab161
