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27 May 2021 What Will Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Cost Western Australian Agriculture?
David C. Cook, Peter S. Gardiner, Helen Spafford
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Following the detection of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith, Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Western Australia in early 2020 and the lack of government response action, we estimate the impact it is likely to have on the state's agriculture. A bioeconomic model is used to estimate cost and revenue implications for broadacre cropping and horticulture industries. We assume permanent S. frugiperda populations are likely to establish in areas of the state's north and mid-west over the next decade, and other regions may experience sporadic outbreaks over single seasons. Over 0.8 million hectares of host crops could be permanently affected, while sporadic outbreaks may affect a further 150,000 hectares. Expressed in Australian dollars (A$), S. frugiperda is likely to add a A$14.2–39.3 million burden to agricultural producers per annum by year 10 of the outbreak. Approximately 55% of these damage costs are attributable to yield loss and 45% to increased variable production costs.

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David C. Cook, Peter S. Gardiner, and Helen Spafford "What Will Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Cost Western Australian Agriculture?," Journal of Economic Entomology 114(4), 1613-1621, (27 May 2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab099
Received: 10 December 2020; Accepted: 27 April 2021; Published: 27 May 2021
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KEYWORDS
bioeconomic modeling
invasive species
pest and disease management
Spodoptera frugiperda
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