More than 300 million farming families depend on maize for food security and livelihoods in Africa (Cock et al., 2017 Kumela et al., 2019 VIB, 2017). The sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) region is dominated by smallholder farming systems characterized by intense cereal crop production, maize being the most important staple crop for humans and feed crop for livestock (ACAPS, 2017 Smale et al., 2011 Tambo et al., 2019). These strategies will be strengthened by breeding for multi‐trait host‐plant resistance through stacking of genes for different modes of control of the pest. It was concluded that an IPM control strategy, guided by cultural approaches already being used by farmers, and what can be adopted from the Americas, coupled with an insect‐resistance management strategy, is the best option to manage this pest in Africa.
Pesticides, cultural practices, natural enemies, host‐plant resistance, integrated pest management (IPM), and plant breeding approaches were examined as possible control strategies. In this study, FAW and its impact in Africa was reviewed, as well as past and present control strategies for this pest. The FAW is difficult to control, manage, or eradicate, because it is polyphagous and trans‐boundary, multiplies fast, has a short life cycle and migrates easily, and lacks the diapause growth phase. Fall armyworm invasion has exacerbated maize ( Zea mays L.) crop yield losses in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), already threatened by other stresses, especially those that are climate‐change induced.
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