Studies and Application of Sex Pheromone Production in Beet Armyworm,Spodoptera exigua

Beet armyworm(Spodoptera exigua Hubner) was an important pest on many vegetable crops.The abuse of chemical pesticides brings about the rise of its insecticide resistance and the decline in control effect.Thus,a safe and effective biological control method had become a hot item.And nowadays it had been widespread concern and attention to use the sex pheromone in both population-forecasting and pest control.This paper gave an overview of the situation of studies in the sex pheromone of the beet armyworm,its application in population-forecasting and pest control as well as its advantages and demerits.