Managing the Invasive Fall Armyworm through Biotech Crops: A Chinese Perspective

Trends Biotechnol. 2021 Feb;39(2):105-107. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.07.001. Epub 2020 Jul 23.

Abstract

In late 2018, the highly destructive and polyphagous fall armyworm was first detected in China. It is now a major economic threat to corn production. In this article, the main control strategies that are available are reviewed and prospects to manage this pest with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn in China are discussed.

Keywords: Bt corn; Spodoptera frugiperda; Vip3A; refuge strategy; resistance evolution.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacillus thuringiensis / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Biotechnology
  • China
  • Endotoxins / genetics
  • Hemolysin Proteins / genetics
  • Pest Control*
  • Plants, Genetically Modified* / genetics
  • Plants, Genetically Modified* / parasitology
  • Spodoptera* / physiology
  • Zea mays / genetics
  • Zea mays / parasitology

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Endotoxins
  • Hemolysin Proteins