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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
    Das B.C., et al. (2021) · Parasitoids in Pest Management · p. 271 #6495113
  • 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 agreed
    Hara 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 agreed
    Hara 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 agreed
    Hara 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 agreed
    Hara 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
    Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E. (2009) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 484 #6493584
  • 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 agreed
    Hara 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 agreed
    Altieri 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.

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