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Fall Armyworm in Africa:Which ‘Race’ is in the Race, and Why Does it Matter?


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1 World Vegetable Center, Shanhua, Tainan, Taiwan, Province of China
2 World Vegetable Center, Eastern and Southern Africa, P.O. Box 10, Duluti, Arusha, Tanzania, United Republic of
 

Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) has already invaded almost half of Africa since its first observation in the continent in January 2016. At its current rate of invasion, the pest may conquer Africa before the end of 2017. Although this polyphagous pest feeds on more than 80 plant species, it is considered to be a ‘pest of grasses’, because of its overwhelming preference for Poaceae (or Gramineae).
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Authors

R. Srinivasan
World Vegetable Center, Shanhua, Tainan, Taiwan, Province of China
P. Malini
World Vegetable Center, Shanhua, Tainan, Taiwan, Province of China
S. T. O. Othim
World Vegetable Center, Eastern and Southern Africa, P.O. Box 10, Duluti, Arusha, Tanzania, United Republic of

Abstract


Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) has already invaded almost half of Africa since its first observation in the continent in January 2016. At its current rate of invasion, the pest may conquer Africa before the end of 2017. Although this polyphagous pest feeds on more than 80 plant species, it is considered to be a ‘pest of grasses’, because of its overwhelming preference for Poaceae (or Gramineae).

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv114%2Fi01%2F27-28