With recent progress in phytolith studies, opal silica bodies from plants have been widely utilized in various archaeological (e.g., Albert and Weiner, 2001; Piperno ...

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Introduction: Native to the Americas and highly polyphagous, the fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) has garnered attention for causing significant damage, ...