Oscar F. Santos-Amaya , Juan E. Hernandez-Plata , Daniel A. Baron-Ortiz , Claudia Y. Miranda-Montañez , Khalid Haddi
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Abstract
The use of genetically modified maize hybrids that produce insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been the main strategy for controlling the fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, in the Americas. However, the evolution of practical resistance has become a great threat to the sustainable use of Bt technology. Currently, the high dose/refuge and pyramided Bt approaches are the two main IRM strategies used in the Americas to delay the evolution of resistance of FAW to Bt crops. In this study, we examined field-evolved resistance to pyramided Bt maize hybrid in the municipality of Paz de Ariporo, Casanare, Colombia, where plant damage by FAW larvae exceeded the economic threshold in 2023. The offspring reared with leaf tissue of Bt (Cry1A.105 + Cry2Ab2 + Cry3Bb1) and non-Bt maize plants showed neonate-to-adult survival rates as high as 50%. All larvae from the resistant population died within three days on Cry1Ab + Vip3Aa20 maize tissue. Our data confirm that FAW populations can overcome the pyramiding of Cry1 and Cry2 family toxins in Bt maize and that the Vip3Aa20 toxin continues to be effective for populations of this species that have lost susceptibility to the Cry1 and Cry2 toxins. These findings provide novel insights to refine current insect resistance management strategies for pyramided Bt crops.
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The Editors of Crop Protection especially welcome papers describing an interdisciplinary approach showing how different control strategies can be integrated into practical pest management programs, covering high and low input agricultural systems worldwide. Crop Protection particularly emphasizes the practical aspects of control in the field and for protected crops, and includes work which may lead in the near future to more effective control. The journal does not duplicate the many existing excellent biological science journals, which deal mainly with the more fundamental aspects of plant pathology, applied zoology and weed science. Crop Protection covers all practical aspects of pest, disease and weed control, including the following topics:
-Abiotic damage-
Agronomic control methods-
Assessment of pest and disease damage-
Molecular methods for the detection and assessment of pests and diseases-
Biological control-
Biorational pesticides-
Control of animal pests of world crops-
Control of diseases of crop plants caused by microorganisms-
Control of weeds and integrated management-
Economic considerations-
Effects of plant growth regulators-
Environmental benefits of reduced pesticide use-
Environmental effects of pesticides-
Epidemiology of pests and diseases in relation to control-
GM Crops, and genetic engineering applications-
Importance and control of postharvest crop losses-
Integrated control-
Interrelationships and compatibility among different control strategies-
Invasive species as they relate to implications for crop protection-
Pesticide application methods-
Pest management-
Phytobiomes for pest and disease control-
Resistance management-
Sampling and monitoring schemes for diseases, nematodes, pests and weeds.