The genetic characterization of fall armyworm populations in Ecuador and its implications to migration and pest management in the northern regions of South America.

ABSTRACT: The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a moth pest native to the Western Hemisphere that has recently become a global problem, invading Africa, Asia, and Australia. The species has a broad host range, long-distance migration capability, and a propensity for the generation of pesticide resistance traits that make it a formidable invasive threat and a difficult pest to control. While fall armyworm migration has been extensively studied in North America, where annual migrations of thousands of kilometers are the norm, migration patterns in South America are less understood. As a first step to address this issue we have been genetically characterizing fall armyworm populations in Ecuador, a country in the northern portion of South America that has not been extensively surveyed for this p

SUBMITTER: Nagoshi RN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7398513 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature