Addressing a Significant Food Security Threat: Spodoptera frugiperda Invasion in Africa, Asia and Australia

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Organizer(s)

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  Boris Castro

  Discovery and Development, Crop Protection R&D
  Corteva Agriscience
  Carmel, Indiana
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  Fikru Haile

  Integrated Field Sciences
  Corteva Agriscience
  Johnston, Iowa
• RN

  Rod Nagoshi

  CMAVE
  Gainesville, FL
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  Marlin Rice

  R&D
  Ames, IA

The rapid spread of Spodoptera frugiperda represents a food security threat for millions of farmers. This pest is now confirmed in 44 African and 13 Asian countries and Australia. This symposium brings international experts on genetics, behavioral ecology, control and resistance to evaluate preparedness to minimize impact on local economies.

Presentations:

• 2:30 PM - 2:35 PM EST

  Introductory remarks
• 2:35 PM - 2:50 PM EST

  Africa, Asia and armyworms: Advancing agriculture and advocating action against an aggressive assault
  

  Presenting Author: Marlin E. Rice

  Co-Author: Boris A. Castro – Corteva Agriscience

  Co-Author: Fikru Haile – Corteva Agriscience

  Co-Author: Clinton D. Pilcher – Corteva Agriscience

  Co-Author: Somsak Samanwong – Corteva Agriscience

  Co-Author: Marlene Van Rooyen – Corteva Agriscience
• 2:50 PM - 3:05 PM EST

  A tale of two hemispheres, an investigation into how fall armyworm is going global
  

  Presenting Author: Rod Nagoshi

  Co-Author: Robert L. Meagher, Jr.
• 3:05 PM - 3:20 PM EST

  Progress in the management of fall armyworm in Africa
  

  Presenting Author: Johnnie Van Den Berg – North-West University

  Co-Author: Hannalene du Plessis – North-West University
• 3:20 PM - 3:25 PM EST

  Break
• 3:25 PM - 3:40 PM EST

  Fall armyworm developments in Eastern and Western Africa
  

  Presenting Author: Astrid T. Groot – Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

  Co-Author: Georg Goergen – IITA Benin

  Co-Author: Baldwyn Torto – International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)

  Co-Author: Renée van Schaijk – University of Amsterdam

  Co-Author: Ahmed Hussain – Wageningen University

  Co-Author: Vera Ros – Wageningen University

  Co-Author: David Heckel – Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

  Co-Author: Sabine Haenniger – Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

  Co-Author: Fathiya Khamis – International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology

  Co-Author: Sevgan Subramania – International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
• 3:40 PM - 3:55 PM EST

  Spodoptera frugiperda - Management challenges in South America
  

  Presenting Author: Analiza Piovesan Alves – Corteva Agrisciences

  Co-Author: Silvana Vieira Paula-Moraes – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Jose M. Waquil – IPM Consultant
• 3:55 PM - 4:10 PM EST

  Occurrence of the fall armyworm and its management strategy in China
  

  Presenting Author: Zhenying Wang – Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

  Co-Author: Jing-Fei Guo – Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

  Co-Author: Kang-Lai He – Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
• 4:10 PM - 4:15 PM EST

  Break
• 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM EST

  Fall armyworm down under: Origins, spread and likely pest status in Australia
  

  Presenting Author: Myron P. Zalucki – The University of Queensland

  Co-Author: Darren J. Kriticos – CSIRO

  Co-Author: Wee Tay – CSIRO

  Co-Author: Tom Walsh – CSIRO

  Co-Author: Sharon Downes – CSIRO

  Co-Author: Daniel Rodriguez – The University of Queensland

  Co-Author: Michael Furlong – University of Queensland
• 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM EST

  Mating disruption as a sustainable insect management tool for new and established pests for maize and rice across Asia and Africa
  

  Presenting Author: Thomas Clark – Provivi Inc,

  Co-Author: Samuel Muchemi – Provivi

  Co-Author: Lakshmipathi Srigiriraju – Provivi

  Co-Author: Chris Wheeler – Provivi
• 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM EST

  Discussion
• 5:00 PM - 5:05 PM EST

  Closing remarks