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Entomopathogenic nematodes as an effective and sustainable alternative to control the fall armyworm in Africa

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作者： Fallet, Patrick;Bazagwira, Didace;Ruzzante, Livio;Ingabire, Geraldine;Levivier, Sacha;Bustos-Segura, Carlos;Kajuga, Joelle;Toepfer, Stefan;Turlings, Ted C. J.

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关键词： biological control;integrated pest management;sustainable agriculture;food security;invasive pest

期刊名称： PNAS NEXUS

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年卷期： 2024 年 3 卷 4 期

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收录情况： 无来源刊（2024版）

摘要： The recent invasion of the fall armyworm (FAW), a voracious pest, into Africa and Asia has resulted in unprecedented increases in insecticide applications, especially in maize cultivation. The health and environmental hazards posed by these chemicals have prompted a call for alternative control practices. Entomopathogenic nematodes are highly lethal to the FAWs, but their application aboveground has been challenging. In this study, we report on season-long field trials with an innocuous biodegradable gel made from carboxymethyl cellulose containing local nematodes that we specifically developed to target the FAW. In several Rwandan maize fields with distinct climatic conditions and natural infestation rates, we compared armyworm presence and damage in control plots and plots that were treated with either our nematode gel formulation, a commercial liquid nematode formulation, or the commonly used contact insecticide cypermethrin. The treatments were applied to the whorl of each plant, which was repeated three to four times, at 2-week intervals, starting when the plants were still seedlings. Although all three treatments reduced leaf damage, only the gel formulation decreased caterpillar infestation by about 50% and yielded an additional ton of maize per hectare compared with untreated plots. Importantly, we believe that the use of nematodes can be cost-effective, since we used nematode doses across the whole season that were at least 3-fold lower than their normal application against belowground pests. The overall results imply that precisely formulated and easy-to-apply nematodes can be a highly effective, affordable, and sustainable alternative to insecticides for FAW control.

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