title: First Report of Outbreaks of the Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a New Alien Invasive Pest in West and Central Africa.
abstract: The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda is a prime noctuid pest of maize on the American continents where it has remained confined despite occasional interceptions by European quarantine services in recent years. The pest has currently become a new invasive species in West and Central Africa where outbreaks were recorded for the first time in early 2016. The presence of at least two distinct haplotypes within samples collected on maize in Nigeria and São Tomé suggests multiple introductions into the African continent. Implications of this new threat to the maize crop in tropical Africa are briefly discussed.
authors: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 08 BP 0932 Tri Postal, Cotonou, Benin.
authors: Georg
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4496-0495
authors: G
authors: Goergen
authors: IITA, PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors: P Lava
authors: PL
authors: Kumar
authors: FAO, BP 2643, Libreville, Gabon.
authors: Sagnia B
authors: SB
authors: Sankung
authors: IITA, PMB 3112, Kano, Nigeria.
authors: Abou
authors: A
authors: Togola
authors: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 08 BP 0932 Tri Postal, Cotonou, Benin.
authors: Manuele
authors: M
authors: Tamò
mesh_terms: D000350:Africa, Central; D000354:Africa, Western; D000818:Animals; D058865:Introduced Species; D010802:Phylogeny; D011158:Population Growth; D018411:Spodoptera / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development*