“…For these reasons, a decrease in crop production can mean a problem for food security worldwide, with diseases and pests being the main agents responsible for this impact [4,5]. Among the pests that affect this crop, such as birds, rodents, and arthropods, insects stand out, of which the genus Spodoptera includes several species that can seriously affect the crop (e.g., Spodoptera exigua, Spodoptera littoralis, and S. frugiperda) due to the fact that their infestations can cause total losses for the plantations [6,7]. S. frugiperda is an insect of the order Lepidoptera and a member of the Noctuidae family, which is native to America [8]; however, its presence has also been reported in Africa, Asia, Europe [9], and, recently, in Oceania [10].…”