@article{fdi:010080966, title = {{F}all armyworm, {S}podoptera frugiperda ({JE} {S}mith) in maize cropping systems in {B}enin : abundance, damage, predatory ants and potential control}, author = {{D}assou, {A}. {G}. and {I}dohou, {R}. and {A}zandeme-{H}ounmalon, {G}. {Y}. and {S}abi-{S}abi, {A}. and {H}oundete, {J}. and {S}ilvie, {P}ierre and {D}ansi, {A}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}nvasive fall armyworm ({FAW}), {S}podoptera frugiperda ({J}. {E}. {S}mith) ({L}epidoptera: {N}octuidae), is a species native to the {A}mericas which has spread to {A}frica in 2016. {T}his insect has been reported in {B}enin as a major pest of maize causing important economic losses and putting at risk food and nutritional security. {T}his study evaluated the damage caused by this pest to maize in different cropping system and management practices. {I}t also assessed predatory ants presence and diversity and their potential in controlling {FAW}. {R}esults showed that 50% of farmers grow maize in a mixed cropping systems in association with sorghum, cassava and cowpea and also used biopesticides. {FAW} larval population and damage in maize fields varied accros villages. {S}urprinsingly {FAW} larval population was higher in maize field sprayed with insecticides than untreated field. {S}even species of predatory ants were recorded in maize field. {A}nts' population was higher in untreated field (1043 ants per hectare) than treated field (806 ants per hectare). {I}n the laboratory, ants species exhibits great predatory potential. {F}urther studies are needed to discuss uses of ants in {FAW} management in {B}enin.}, keywords = {{I}nvasive species ; {A}frica ; {P}redation ; {I}nfestation ; {P}est ; {A}nts ; {BENIN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {T}ropical {I}nsect {S}cience}, volume = {41}, numero = {4}, pages = {2627--2636}, ISSN = {1742-7584}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1007/s42690-021-00443-5}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080966}, }