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African armyworm

The African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta), also called okalombo, kommandowurm, or nutgrass armyworm, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. The larvae often exhibit marching behavior when traveling to feeding sites, leading to the common name "armyworm".

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Taxonomy and phylogeny

First describedFrancis WalkerSpodopteraTropicalSubtropical
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Geographic range

GrasslandsAsiaSaharaTanzaniaKenya
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Interactions with humans

PesticidesDDTBHCDieldrinAzadirachtin
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Overview

SpeciesMothNoctuidaeLarvaeCaterpillars
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Taxonomy and phylogeny

Geographic range

Habitat

Food resources

Life cycle

Migrations

Outbreak behavior

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Physiology

Interactions with humans

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African armyworm

Nodes133
Edges132
Triples106
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.015038
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African armyworm

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related to Infestations · 22
African armyworm → African, April, Bong County, Ethiopia, Guinea, In, January, Jubba Valley, Kenya, Kenyan, Liberia, May, On January, Rift Valley Province, Sierra Leone, Similar, Somalia, STAR, Uganda, Ugandan
related to Geographic range · 19
African armyworm → Africa, Asia, Australia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, New Zealand, Outside, Sahara, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, Southeast Asia, Tanzania, The African, Uganda, Within Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
related to overview · 10
African armyworm → African, Although, Despite, During, High, Most, Natural, Nomuraea, SpexNPV, The
related to Larvae · 9
African armyworm → African, Because, Fully, Generally, Gregaria, Solitaria, The, These, This
related to Migrations · 8
African armyworm → After, Because, Intertropical Convergence Zone, Migration, The, Therefore, This, When African
related to Outbreak behavior · 8
African armyworm → African, During, If, Primary, Secondary, The, There, These
related to Habitat · 6
African armyworm → African, Akin, Because, Spodoptera, The, While
related to Possible pathogen · 6
African armyworm → African, In, It, Metarhizium, Philippines, The
related to Eggs · 5
African armyworm → African, She, The, Their, They
related to SpexNPV · 3
African armyworm → African, Because, SpexNPV

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larvae species exempta gregaria african armyworm crops caterpillars outbreaks also solitaria spodoptera moths eggs two migration adults behavior due less

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the Philippinesinstance ofThe fungus had previously been reported to be an effective biological control agent of the fall armyworm in countries0.80text
but this was the first observationinstance ofThe fungus had previously been reported to be an effective biological control agent of the fall armyworm in countries0.80text
report of its efficacy against the African armyworminstance ofThe fungus had previously been reported to be an effective biological control agent of the fall armyworm in countries0.80text
DDTinstance ofbroad-use pesticides0.80text
BHCinstance ofbroad-use pesticides0.80text
and dieldrin were commonly used to target the caterpillarsinstance ofbroad-use pesticides0.80text
azadirachtininstance ofnewer insecticides0.80text
aqueous neeminstance ofnewer insecticides0.80text
Zimbabweinstance offall armyworm infestations were detected in more African countries0.80text
South Africainstance offall armyworm infestations were detected in more African countries0.80text
African armywormrelated to EggsThe0.60section
African armywormrelated to EggsShe0.60section

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