Spodoptera exigua
Beet Armyworm
- Category
- invertebrate
- Primary role
- pest insect
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Genus
- Spodoptera
Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Lepidoptera | Noctuidae | Spodoptera
External: GBIF #8352161
8 AI-consensus-verified claims across 2 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Spodoptera exigua.
biocontrol 5 claims
- This entity is the object of biocontrol by Telenomus remus · effect: beneficial
“T. remus is also reported from the eggs of S. litura and S. exigua”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Frontina archippivora · effect: beneficial
“Tachinid fly species (Frontina archippivora and Chaetogodia monticola)... parasitize the beet armyworm”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedHara A., Niino-DuPonte R. (2015) · Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Chewing Insects · p. 2 #6495680 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Chaetogaedia monticola · effect: beneficial
“Chaetogodia monticola... parasitize the beet armyworm”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedHara A., Niino-DuPonte R. (2015) · Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Chewing Insects · p. 2 #6495681 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Meteorus laphygmae · effect: beneficial
“a braconid wasp (Meteorus laphygmae) parasitize the beet armyworm”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedHara A., Niino-DuPonte R. (2015) · Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Chewing Insects · p. 2 #6495682 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) · effect: beneficial
“Bacterial insecticides (Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt) are effective”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedHara A., Niino-DuPonte R. (2015) · Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Chewing Insects · p. 2 #6495683
herbivory 3 claims
- This entity is the subject of herbivory on Beta vulgaris (Beet) · effect: harmful
“Dying larvae of the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua, that were in contact with diflubenzuron”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Solanum lycopersicum (Garden Tomato) · effect: harmful
“Leaves may be skeletonized and almost completely consumed”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedHara A., Niino-DuPonte R. (2015) · Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Chewing Insects · p. 2 #6495672 - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Gossypium hirsutum (American cotton) · effect: harmful
“when a beet armyworm chews on a cotton plant, the plant releases a specific chemical signal blend”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedAltieri M.A., Nicholls C.I., Fritz M.A. (2005) · Manage Insects on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies · p. 45 #6496421
Genus-level evidence
26 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Spodoptera sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Spodoptera exigua.
- herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Solanum melongena · effect: harmful
“Eggplant ... Armyworms Caterpillars”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 67 #6734856 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Allium sativum · effect: harmful
“Garlic Armyworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 68 #6734860 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Brassica juncea · effect: harmful
“Mustard Greens ... Armyworms Caterpillars”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 68 #6734865 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Petroselinum crispum · effect: harmful
“Parsley Armyworms Caterpillars”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 68 #6734870 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Lactuca sativa · effect: harmful
“Lettuce ... Armyworms Loopers”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 68 #6734873 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Cucumis melo · effect: harmful
“Melons: ... Armyworms Loopers”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 69 #6734884 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Arachis hypogaea · effect: harmful
“Peanut Armyworms Caterpillars Cutworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 70 #6734904 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Capsicum annuum · effect: harmful
“Pepper (Bell, Hot) Aphids Armyworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 70 #6734912 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Solanum lycopersicum · effect: harmful
“Tomato Aphids Armyworms Caterpillars”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 71 #6734939 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Allium fistulosum · effect: harmful
“Onion, Green Armyworms Cutworms Thrips”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 69 #6734946 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Allium cepa · effect: harmful
“Onion Armyworms Thrips”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 95 #6734950 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Zea mays · effect: harmful
“Corn, Sweet Armyworms Flea Beetles Japanese Beetles Leafhoppers”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 104 #6734984 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis · effect: harmful
“Chinese Cabbage ... Armyworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 143 #6735037 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Zea mays · effect: harmful
“Corn, Field ... Armyworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 145 #6735053 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Cucumis sativus · effect: harmful
“Cucumber ... Armyworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 147 #6735069 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Solanum melongena · effect: harmful
“Eggplant ... Armyworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 149 #6735094 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Allium sativum · effect: harmful
“Garlic ... Armyworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 151 #6735115 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Cucurbitaceae (family) · effect: harmful
“Gourds ... Armyworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 153 #6735128 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Allium fistulosum · effect: harmful
“Green Onion ... Armyworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 156 #6735162 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Cucumis melo subsp. melo · effect: harmful
“Honeydew ... Armyworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 158 #6735178 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Armoracia rusticana · effect: harmful
“Horseradish ... Armyworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 160 #6735201 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Cucurbitaceae (family) · effect: harmful
“Kondot ... Armyworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 163 #6735213 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Lactuca sativa var. capitata · effect: harmful
“Lettuce, Head ... Armyworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 166 #6735240 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Lactuca sativa var. crispa · effect: harmful
“Lettuce, Leaf ... Armyworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 168 #6735257 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Cucumis melo · effect: harmful
“Muskmelon ... Armyworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 173 #6735305 - herbivory · Spodoptera sp. → Brassica juncea · effect: harmful
“Mustard Greens ... Armyworms”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 175 #6735329
Aggregated via GloBI — not independently verified by AgroEco.
biocontrol 2
- GloBI preysOn Spodoptera exigua Reji Chacko, M., Albouy, C., Altermatt, F., Brändle, M., Casanelles Abella, J., Boussange, V., Campell, F., Ellis, W. N., Fopp, F., Gossner, M. M., Ho., H., Joss, A., Kipf, P., Neff, F., Petrović, A., Prié, V., Tomanović, Ž., Zimmerli, N., Pellissier, L. (2024). trophiCH v1 - a food web for Switzerland. EnviDat. https://www.doi.org/10.16904/envidat.467. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/trophiCH/archive/9dcb8b2670c4675817c605f5add33cd183d3fb0e.zip> on 23 May 2026.
- GloBI eats Spodoptera exigua https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241922554
herbivory 2
- GloBI eats Solanum lycopersicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17180168
- GloBI eats Glycine max Ellis, W. N. (2022). Plant Parasites of Europe – leafminers, galls and fungi [Database]. https://bladmineerders.nl/
pest pressure 3
- GloBI hasHost Glycine max Gaden S. Robinson; Phillip R. Ackery; Ian Kitching; George W Beccaloni; Luis M. Hernández (2023). HOSTS (from HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants) [Data set resource]. Natural History Museum. https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/hosts/resource/877f387a-36a3-486c-a0c1-b8d5fb69f85a via Natural History Museum (2023). Data Portal query on 1 resources created at 2023-05-24 11:19:42.032183 PID https://doi.org/10.5519/qd.bsucrxdz. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/HOSTS/archive/808e0b869f9ec1adf8efff87cf6a395adda103e0.zip> on 23 May 2026. DOI
- GloBI hasHost Solanum lycopersicum Gaden S. Robinson; Phillip R. Ackery; Ian Kitching; George W Beccaloni; Luis M. Hernández (2023). HOSTS (from HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants) [Data set resource]. Natural History Museum. https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/hosts/resource/877f387a-36a3-486c-a0c1-b8d5fb69f85a via Natural History Museum (2023). Data Portal query on 1 resources created at 2023-05-24 11:19:42.032183 PID https://doi.org/10.5519/qd.bsucrxdz. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/HOSTS/archive/808e0b869f9ec1adf8efff87cf6a395adda103e0.zip> on 23 May 2026. DOI
- GloBI hasHost Amaranthus tricolor Gaden S. Robinson; Phillip R. Ackery; Ian Kitching; George W Beccaloni; Luis M. Hernández (2023). HOSTS (from HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants) [Data set resource]. Natural History Museum. https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/hosts/resource/877f387a-36a3-486c-a0c1-b8d5fb69f85a via Natural History Museum (2023). Data Portal query on 1 resources created at 2023-05-24 11:19:42.032183 PID https://doi.org/10.5519/qd.bsucrxdz. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/HOSTS/archive/808e0b869f9ec1adf8efff87cf6a395adda103e0.zip> on 23 May 2026. DOI
pollination 8
- GloBI interactsWith Acmispon strigosus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106414129
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Amaranthus fimbriatus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135483450
- GloBI interactsWith Baccharis sarothroides https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138159138
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Ericameria nauseosa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140471880
- GloBI interactsWith Layia platyglossa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35647521
- GloBI interactsWith Glycine max https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=39210209
- GloBI interactsWith Amaranthus tricolor https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=18401909
- GloBI pollinates Daphne gnidium Herrera, J. (1988) Pollination relatioships in southern spanish mediterranean shrublands. Journal of Ecology 76: 274-287.
attractant 6
- GloBI interactsWith Acmispon strigosus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106414129
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Amaranthus fimbriatus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135483450
- GloBI interactsWith Baccharis sarothroides https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138159138
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Ericameria nauseosa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140471880
- GloBI interactsWith Layia platyglossa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35647521
- GloBI pollinates Daphne gnidium Herrera, J. (1988) Pollination relatioships in southern spanish mediterranean shrublands. Journal of Ecology 76: 274-287.
biocontrol 2
- GloBI preysOn Spodoptera exigua Reji Chacko, M., Albouy, C., Altermatt, F., Brändle, M., Casanelles Abella, J., Boussange, V., Campell, F., Ellis, W. N., Fopp, F., Gossner, M. M., Ho., H., Joss, A., Kipf, P., Neff, F., Petrović, A., Prié, V., Tomanović, Ž., Zimmerli, N., Pellissier, L. (2024). trophiCH v1 - a food web for Switzerland. EnviDat. https://www.doi.org/10.16904/envidat.467. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/trophiCH/archive/9dcb8b2670c4675817c605f5add33cd183d3fb0e.zip> on 23 May 2026.
- GloBI eats Spodoptera exigua https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241922554
crop interaction 7
- GloBI eats Solanum lycopersicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17180168
- GloBI hasHost Glycine max Gaden S. Robinson; Phillip R. Ackery; Ian Kitching; George W Beccaloni; Luis M. Hernández (2023). HOSTS (from HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants) [Data set resource]. Natural History Museum. https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/hosts/resource/877f387a-36a3-486c-a0c1-b8d5fb69f85a via Natural History Museum (2023). Data Portal query on 1 resources created at 2023-05-24 11:19:42.032183 PID https://doi.org/10.5519/qd.bsucrxdz. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/HOSTS/archive/808e0b869f9ec1adf8efff87cf6a395adda103e0.zip> on 23 May 2026. DOI
- GloBI hasHost Solanum lycopersicum Gaden S. Robinson; Phillip R. Ackery; Ian Kitching; George W Beccaloni; Luis M. Hernández (2023). HOSTS (from HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants) [Data set resource]. Natural History Museum. https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/hosts/resource/877f387a-36a3-486c-a0c1-b8d5fb69f85a via Natural History Museum (2023). Data Portal query on 1 resources created at 2023-05-24 11:19:42.032183 PID https://doi.org/10.5519/qd.bsucrxdz. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/HOSTS/archive/808e0b869f9ec1adf8efff87cf6a395adda103e0.zip> on 23 May 2026. DOI
- GloBI eats Glycine max Ellis, W. N. (2022). Plant Parasites of Europe – leafminers, galls and fungi [Database]. https://bladmineerders.nl/
- GloBI interactsWith Glycine max https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=39210209
- GloBI hasHost Amaranthus tricolor Gaden S. Robinson; Phillip R. Ackery; Ian Kitching; George W Beccaloni; Luis M. Hernández (2023). HOSTS (from HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants) [Data set resource]. Natural History Museum. https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/hosts/resource/877f387a-36a3-486c-a0c1-b8d5fb69f85a via Natural History Museum (2023). Data Portal query on 1 resources created at 2023-05-24 11:19:42.032183 PID https://doi.org/10.5519/qd.bsucrxdz. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/HOSTS/archive/808e0b869f9ec1adf8efff87cf6a395adda103e0.zip> on 23 May 2026. DOI
- GloBI interactsWith Amaranthus tricolor https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=18401909