I think this might be a yellow-striped armyworm moth (Spodoptera ornithogalli). Found resting inside the nozzle receptacle at a gas pump. Very friendly. #MothWeek #moths #armyworm #noctuidae #lepidoptera #insect #gas

(2/2) … modeling results reveal big potential #economic impacts with annual losses in southern Europe—which is climatically suitable for permanent #FAW establishment—exceeding €900 million in the worst-case: doi.org/10.1038/s415... #armyworm #insects #pest

Migration extent and potential...

The fall #armyworm (FAW) is a key agricultural #pest native to the Americas that feeds also on #maize. Since 2016, FAW spread across the globe, severely impacting #agriculture and posing a threat to global #foodsecurity. Following its detection in #Europe in 2023… (1/2) doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Migration extent and potential...

New paper in Agricultural and Forest Entomology using @gbif mediated data:

Factors influencing the current and future distribution of the fall #armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (#Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in #Ethiopia 🇪🇹

#CiteTheDOI: ❌

https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12671

#Nigeria approved #GMO maize varieties that are #drought-tolerant and resistant to #stemborer & armyworm, with a #yields advantage up to 10 tons/ha (vs an average of 6 tons/ha). #Armyworm in Africa can destroy #maize to feed 100 m people: https://www.aatf-africa.org/press-release-nigeria-commercializes-gm-maize-varieties/ #foodsecurity

#Genomics detective work reveals pest #moth travels.

#agriculture #armyworm #Spodoptera #foodsecurity

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-genomics-reveals-pest-moth.html

2X Macro Fall Armyworm Larva on a Magnolia Seed Pod

📷 Canon SL2/200D - Canon EF-S 60mm Macro - 65mm Extension tubes

#photo #photography #macro #Extensiontubes #insect #Larva #Armyworm #ArmywormLarva #CanonSL2 #CanonMacro

Taking a bite out of your Thursday!
Ma et al. explore the role of ZmMYC2 in #JA signaling during #maize defense responses to #herbivory.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13404
@wileyplantsci
#JIPB #phytopathology #ZmMYC2 #PlantScience #CropScience #agriculture #armyworm #spodoptera

#Biopesticides should be preferred over chemical #pesticides for fall #armyworm control, study suggests.

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-biopesticides-chemical-pesticides-fall-armyworm.html

Ma et al. explore the role of ZmMYC2 in #JA signaling during #maize defense responses to #herbivory.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13404
@wileyplantsci
#JIPB #phytopathology #ZmMYC2 #PlantScience #CropScience #agriculture #armyworm #spodoptera