Laboratory-based flight performance of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda

Journal of Integrative Agriculture

Wei HE¹  Li-mei HE²  Kris A.G. WYCKHUYS³  Ran YAN⁴  Kong-ming WU⁴  Shi-shuai GE⁵ 

[1] GE Shi-shuai, Mobile: [phone];State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R.China;College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R.China;State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R.China;State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Institute of Applied Ecology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, P.R.China;

关键词: aerobiology;    flight mill;    flight capacity;    migration;    invasion biology;    movement ecology;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In late 2018, the fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) made its arrival in China and its populations have since proliferated across most of eastern Asia. While S. frugiperda exhibits a considerable dispersal capacity and engages in long-distance migration, there's only scant information on the species' flight capability. Here, we empirically assessed S. frugiperda flight activity under varying climatic conditions using a flight mill. More specifically, under laboratory conditions, FAW exhibited superior flight performance at 20–25°C and 60–90% relative humidity (RH). When quantifying flight performance over five consecutive nights (i.e., 10 h/night), all flight parameters initially increased and then gradually dropped and FAW adults attained a total flight distance, duration and velocity equal to 63.73 km (48.42–94.12 km) (median, quartile range), 24.12 h (20.87–27.73 h) and 2.73 km h−1 (2.13–3.33 km h−1), respectively. Our work constitutes a first comprehensive assessment of S. frugiperda flight performance and provides baseline information for future efforts to forecast spatiotemporal changes in its geographical distribution, movement patterns and invasion trajectories. Such can ultimately permit a timely and targeted deployment of area-wide pest management measures against this newly-invasive pest in China and across eastern Asia.

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