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1 AICRP on Small Millets, IN
2 Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru - 560 065, IN
Source
Current Science, Vol 115, No 4 (2018), Pagination: 621-623
Abstract
We report here the occurrence of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in India, which is a devastating pest in American continent on several crops1. S. frugiperda is a polyphagous pest that causes significant losses to agricultural crops.
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