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Spodoptera frugiperda

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Noun1.Spodoptera frugiperda - larva of a migratory American noctuid mothSpodoptera frugiperda - larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains
caterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
2.Spodoptera frugiperda - moth whose larvae are fall armyworms
noctuid, noctuid moth, owlet moth - usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests
genus Spodoptera, Spodoptera - moths whose larvae are armyworms


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In typical agronomist/entomologist fashion, however, his were also the more scientific names like Anthonomus Grandis Grandis, Spodoptera Frugiperda and Erannis Tiliaria.
Wilkinson (1), (1) Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (2) Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, and (3) USDA-ARS Corn Host Plant Resistance Research Unit, Mississippi State, MS 39762 Maize genotypes like MP708 that are resistant to insect feeding employ a novel herbivore defense cysteine proteinase (Mir1), which efficiently retards the growth of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall army worm).
 
 
 
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