Genomics-based assessment of the geographic origin of spongy moths (Lymantria dispar) intercepted during vessel inspections, using SpongySeq, an amplicon sequencing panel.

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BACKGROUND: Invasive alien species (IAS) are a major threat to native biodiversity, ecosystems services, economic stability and human well-being. The two spongy moths, Lymantria dispar asiatica and L. dispar japonica, native from Asia, are important defoliators of a wide variety of hardwood and coniferous trees, and the risk of their introduction into North America via sea transport is considered high by plant...

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