@article{fdi:010069311,
  title = {{F}all armyworm migration across the {L}esser {A}ntilles and the potential for genetic exchanges between {N}orth and {S}outh {A}merican populations},
  author = {{N}agoshi, {R}. {N}. and {F}leischer, {S}. and {M}eagher, {R}. {L}. and {H}ay-{R}oe, {M}. and {K}han, {A}. and {M}urua, {M}. {G}. and {S}ilvie, {P}ierre and {V}ergara, {C}. and {W}estbrook, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he fall armyworm, {S}podoptera frugiperda ({J}.{E}. {S}mith)({L}epidoptera: {N}octuidae), is an important agricultural pest of the {W}estern {H}emisphere noted for its broad host range, long distance flight capabilities, and a propensity to develop resistance to pesticides that includes a subset of those used in genetically modified corn varieties. {T}hese characteristics exacerbate the threat fall armyworm poses to agriculture, with the potential that a resistance trait arising in one geographical location could rapidly disseminate throughout the hemisphere. {A} region of particular concern is the {C}aribbean, where a line of islands that extends from {F}lorida to {V}enezuela provides a potential migratory pathway between populations from {N}orth and {S}outh {A}merica that could allow for consistent and substantial genetic interactions. {I}n this study, surveys of populations from {P}eru, {B}olivia, {P}araguay, and {T}rinidad & {T}obago expand on previous work in {S}outh {A}merica that indicates a generally homogeneous population with respect to haplotype markers. {T}his population differs from that found in most of the {L}esser {A}ntilles where a combination of genetic and meteorological observations is described that indicate fall armyworm migration from {P}uerto {R}ico to as far south as {B}arbados, but does not support significant incursion into {T}rinidad & {T}obago and {S}outh {A}merica. {A}ir transport projections demonstrate that the wind patterns in the {C}aribbean region are not conducive to consistent flight along the north-south orientation of the {L}esser {A}ntilles, supporting the conclusion that such migration is minor and sporadic, providing few opportunities for genetic exchanges. {T}he implications of these findings on the dissemination of deleterious traits between the two {W}estern {H}emisphere continents are discussed.},
  keywords = {{CARRAIBES} ; {AMERIQUE} {DU} {SUD} ; {FLORIDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {O}ne},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {e0171743 [18 p.]},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0171743},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069311},
}