• DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-71155-8_16
• Corpus ID: 127060447

Radar Observations and Collections of Insects in the Gulf of Mexico

@inproceedings{Wolf1986RadarOA,
  title={Radar Observations and Collections of Insects in the Gulf of Mexico},
  author={Wayne W. Wolf and Alton N. Sparks and S. D. Pair and John K. Westbrook and Frank M. Truesdale},
  year={1986}
}

• W. Wolf, A. Sparks, +2 authors F. Truesdale
• Published 1986
• Biology

Infestations of insects such as corn earworm, Heliothis zea (Boddie), tobacco budworm, H. virescens (Fabricius), and fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), usually spread from southern to northern parts of the United States and Canada each year where they cause millions of dollars in economic losses. Since they do not survive the winter in these northern locations, they must disperse from their winter habitats each year. These winter habitats are assumed to be in the southern United States or Mexico. If the insects can cross the Gulf of Mexico, then Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico may be additional sources of early-season infestations in the United States.