EPPO Global Database

Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)

Distribution details in Burkina Faso

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2017
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: in all parts of the area (2017-07)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/116) : this record remains to be officially confirmed.

Officially confirmed in August 2017. The pest occurs in 10 regions (out of 13), mainly on maize (IPPC, 2017).
References
* Compaoré I, Sanou MR, Badolo A, Agboyi LK, Sanon A (2023) Analysis of Fall armyworm infestations on rainy season crops under different cropping systems in two agroecological zones in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 130(6), 1207-1216.

* FAO (2017-05-15) Briefing note on fall armyworm (FAW) in Africa. http://www.fao.org/3/a-bs183e.pdf

* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Burkina Faso (BFA-01/1 of 2017-08-09) Rapport d'étape sur la chenille légionnaire d'automne. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/burkina-faso/pestreports/2017/08/rapport-detape-sur-la-chenille-legionnaire-dautomne/
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Benin Present, no details view...
Cote d'Ivoire Present, no details view...
Ghana Present, widespread view...
Mali Present, no details view...
Niger Present, no details view...
Togo Present, widespread view...