Fall armyworm integrated pest management
Citation
Senagi K (2023). Fall armyworm integrated pest management. Version 2.1. International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.60798/uwzigf accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-02-13.Description
In the recent past, the Horn of Africa witnessed an upsurge in the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) invasion. This has raised major concerns over the massive food insecurity, socioeconomic impacts, and livelihood losses caused by these recurring invasions.Sampling Description
Study Extent
In this study, we predicted the spatial distribution (established habitat) of FAW in five east African countries viz., Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and Ethiopia. We used FAW occurrence observations for three years i.e., 2018, 2019, and 2020, the maximum entropy (MaxEnt) model, and bioclimatic, land surface temperature (LST), solar radiation, wind speed, elevation, and landscape structure data (i.e., land use and land cover and maize harvested area) as explanatory variables.Sampling
The explanatory variables were used as inputs into a variable selection experiment to select the least correlated ones that were then used to predict FAW establishment, i.e., suitability areas (very low suitability – very high suitability). The shared socio-economic pathways, SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5 for the years 2030 and 2050 were used to predict the effect of future climate scenarios on FAW establishment.Method steps
- The explanatory variables were used as inputs into a variable selection experiment to select the least correlated ones that were then used to predict FAW establishment, i.e., suitability areas (very low suitability – very high suitability). The shared socio-economic pathways, SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5 for the years 2030 and 2050 were used to predict the effect of future climate scenarios on FAW establishment.
Taxonomic Coverages
Spodoptera frugiperda
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Spodoptera frugiperdacommon name: Fall armyworm rank: species
Geographic Coverages
Eats Africa
Bibliographic Citations
- Abdel-Rahman, E.M., Kimathi, E., Mudereri, B. T., Tonnang, H.E.Z., Mongare, R., Niassy, S. and Subramanian, S. 2023. Computational biogeographic distribution of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) moth in eastern Africa. Heliyon -
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Kennedy Senagioriginator
position: Data Manager
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email: ksenagi@icipe.org
Kennedy Senagi
metadata author
position: Data Manager
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KE
email: ksenagi@icipe.org
Kennedy Senagi
administrative point of contact
position: Researcher
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KE
email: ksenagi@icipe.org