It has been over five years since the first report of an outbreak of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Africa. The highly invasive pest, native to the Americas, has since spread across the African continent attacking many crops and causing significant yield loss to Africa’s staple crop, maize. From the onset of the outbreak, there have been massive and varied responses from farmers, governments and nongovernmental organizations. This mini-review provides various perspectives on S. frugiperda control in sub-Saharan Africa, building on previously published evidence, and experiences of the authors. It also highlights new technologies and lessons learned so far from the S. frugiperda outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa, based on which suggestions on possible integrated management approaches are proffered.

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撒哈拉以南非洲草地夜蛾（鳞翅目：夜蛾科）管理的经验与展望

自从第一次报告秋季粘虫草地贪夜蛾（JE Smith）（鳞翅目：夜蛾科）在非洲爆发以来，已经过去了五年多。这种高侵袭性害虫原产于美洲，此后蔓延到整个非洲大陆，侵袭许多农作物，并对非洲的主要作物玉米造成重大减产。从疫情爆发开始，农民、政府和非政府组织就做出了广泛而多样的反应。这篇小型评论基于先前发表的证据和作者的经验，提供了关于撒哈拉以南非洲的 S. frugiperda 控制的各种观点。它还强调了迄今为止从撒哈拉以南非洲的 S. frugiperda 爆发中吸取的新技术和经验教训，并在此基础上就可能的综合管理方法提出了建议。