Complex multiple introductions drive fall armyworm invasions into Asia and Australia

Abstract The fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda is thought to have undergone a rapid ‘west-to-east’ spread since 2016 when it was first identified in western Africa. Between 2018 and 2020, it was recorded from South Asia (SA), Southeast Asia (SEA), East Asia (EA), and Pacific/Australia (PA)....

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Main Authors: Rahul Rane, Thomas K. Walsh, Pauline Lenancker, Andrew Gock, Thi Hang Dao, Van Liem Nguyen, Thein Nyunt Khin, Divina Amalin, Khonesavanh Chittarath, Muhammad Faheem, Sivapragasam Annamalai, Sathis Sri Thanarajoo, Y. Andi Trisyono, Sathya Khay, Juil Kim, Lastus Kuniata, Kevin Powell, Andrew Kalyebi, Michael H. Otim, Kiwoong Nam, Emmanuelle d’Alençon, Karl H. J. Gordon, Wee Tek Tay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-27501-x