Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)
Distribution details in Australia (Queensland)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2020: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2020
First recorded in: 2020
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/031) : first caught in January 2020 on traps located in the islands of Saibai and Erub, in the Torres Strait. Absent from the mainland. Under eradication in both islands. In February 2020, S. frugiperda was also detected at Bamaga, in the Northern part of Queensland.
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/071) : further findings. Eradication no longer feasible.
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/071) : further findings. Eradication no longer feasible.
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Australia
- AUS-96/1 of 2020-02-07) First detection of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) in Torres Strait. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/australia/pestreports/2020/02/first-detection-of-spodoptera-frugiperda-fall-armyworm-in-torres-strait/
- AUS-98/1 of 2020-05-07. Further detections of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) on mainland Australia. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/australia/pestreports/2020/05/further-detections-of-spodoptera-frugiperda-fall-armyworm-on-mainland-australia/
* Queensland Government. First mainland detection of fall armyworm. News release of 2020-02-19. https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/news-media/media-centre/biosecurity/news/first-mainland-detection-of-fall-armyworm
- AUS-96/1 of 2020-02-07) First detection of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) in Torres Strait. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/australia/pestreports/2020/02/first-detection-of-spodoptera-frugiperda-fall-armyworm-in-torres-strait/
- AUS-98/1 of 2020-05-07. Further detections of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) on mainland Australia. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/australia/pestreports/2020/05/further-detections-of-spodoptera-frugiperda-fall-armyworm-on-mainland-australia/
* Queensland Government. First mainland detection of fall armyworm. News release of 2020-02-19. https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/news-media/media-centre/biosecurity/news/first-mainland-detection-of-fall-armyworm