Spodoptera eridania: current and emerging crop threats from another invasive, pesticide-resistant moth

Spodoptera eridania (Stoll), a polyphagous lepidopteran pest from the Americas, has recently invaded western and central Africa. Like its congeners, S. eridania has developed pesticide resistance. The rapid global spread and impacts of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) has raised concerns about whe...

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Main Authors: Weinberg, J., Ota, N., Goergen, Georg E., Fagbohoun, J.R., Tepa-Yotto, G., Kriticos, D.J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Schweizerbart 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126592
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author Weinberg, J.
Ota, N.
Goergen, Georg E.
Fagbohoun, J.R.
Tepa-Yotto, G.
Kriticos, D.J.
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Goergen, Georg E.
Kriticos, D.J.
Ota, N.
Tepa-Yotto, G.
Weinberg, J.
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Ota, N.
Goergen, Georg E.
Fagbohoun, J.R.
Tepa-Yotto, G.
Kriticos, D.J.
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description Spodoptera eridania (Stoll), a polyphagous lepidopteran pest from the Americas, has recently invaded western and central Africa. Like its congeners, S. eridania has developed pesticide resistance. The rapid global spread and impacts of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) has raised concerns about whether S. eridania is set to do the same. Here we fit a CLIMEX niche model for S. eridania and apply a climate change scenario for 2050 to investigate the sensitivity of the pest threat. We find that S. eridania can potentially expand its range throughout the tropics and into the sub-tropics, threatening a range of important commercial and subsistence crops. An important feature of the pest threat posed by S. eridania is the extent of its ephemeral habitat during warmer months. Modelled climatic changes will mostly expand this species potential range poleward by around 200 km by 2050, indicating a moderate sensitivity. These areas of emerging potential expansion are mostly into subtropical climates, supporting diverse cropping systems, including at risk crops beans, groundnut, potato, soybeans, tomato and sweet potato. The potential distribution of S. eridania in the Amazon basin and the southern boundary of the Sahara Desert appear set to contract substantially due to increasing heat stress. While it may not be as invasive as some of its congeners, nor acquire pesticide resistance as readily, S. eridania does have some of these traits, and the current and emerging pest threat posed by this moth deserves closer attention, especially in relation to intercontinental phytosanitary measures to slow its spread.
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spelling CGSpace1265922025-12-08T10:04:27Z Spodoptera eridania: current and emerging crop threats from another invasive, pesticide-resistant moth Weinberg, J. Ota, N. Goergen, Georg E. Fagbohoun, J.R. Tepa-Yotto, G. Kriticos, D.J. biosecurity climate change pests of plants spodoptera eridania noctuidae invasive species Spodoptera eridania (Stoll), a polyphagous lepidopteran pest from the Americas, has recently invaded western and central Africa. Like its congeners, S. eridania has developed pesticide resistance. The rapid global spread and impacts of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) has raised concerns about whether S. eridania is set to do the same. Here we fit a CLIMEX niche model for S. eridania and apply a climate change scenario for 2050 to investigate the sensitivity of the pest threat. We find that S. eridania can potentially expand its range throughout the tropics and into the sub-tropics, threatening a range of important commercial and subsistence crops. An important feature of the pest threat posed by S. eridania is the extent of its ephemeral habitat during warmer months. Modelled climatic changes will mostly expand this species potential range poleward by around 200 km by 2050, indicating a moderate sensitivity. These areas of emerging potential expansion are mostly into subtropical climates, supporting diverse cropping systems, including at risk crops beans, groundnut, potato, soybeans, tomato and sweet potato. The potential distribution of S. eridania in the Amazon basin and the southern boundary of the Sahara Desert appear set to contract substantially due to increasing heat stress. While it may not be as invasive as some of its congeners, nor acquire pesticide resistance as readily, S. eridania does have some of these traits, and the current and emerging pest threat posed by this moth deserves closer attention, especially in relation to intercontinental phytosanitary measures to slow its spread. 2022-10-25 2023-01-05T08:36:07Z 2023-01-05T08:36:07Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126592 en Open Access application/pdf Schweizerbart Weinberg, J., Ota, N., Goergen, G., Fagbohoun, J.R., Tepa-Yotto, G. & Kriticos, D.J. (2022). Spodoptera eridania: current and emerging crop threats from another invasive, pesticide-resistant moth. Entomologia Generalis, 42(5):1397, 701–712.
spellingShingle biosecurity
climate change
pests of plants
spodoptera eridania
noctuidae
invasive species
Weinberg, J.
Ota, N.
Goergen, Georg E.
Fagbohoun, J.R.
Tepa-Yotto, G.
Kriticos, D.J.
Spodoptera eridania: current and emerging crop threats from another invasive, pesticide-resistant moth
title Spodoptera eridania: current and emerging crop threats from another invasive, pesticide-resistant moth
title_full Spodoptera eridania: current and emerging crop threats from another invasive, pesticide-resistant moth
title_fullStr Spodoptera eridania: current and emerging crop threats from another invasive, pesticide-resistant moth
title_full_unstemmed Spodoptera eridania: current and emerging crop threats from another invasive, pesticide-resistant moth
title_short Spodoptera eridania: current and emerging crop threats from another invasive, pesticide-resistant moth
title_sort spodoptera eridania current and emerging crop threats from another invasive pesticide resistant moth
topic biosecurity
climate change
pests of plants
spodoptera eridania
noctuidae
invasive species
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126592
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