Institute of Plant Protection of CAAS took the lead in reporting the early warning of the invasion of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda, and accurately detected the first adult fall armyworm in China. The biological law of the pest was clarified, five kinds of pesticides were proposed in time for emergency control, and four kinds of biological control products with independent intellectual property rights were developed, and biological technologies of regional management and control were brought forward, which provided essential technical support for the effective control of this insect pest species.

Diagram of national engineering of fall armyworm monitoring, early warning and management