Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)
Distribution details in Cameroon
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2018: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2015
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: only in some areas (2017-06)
First recorded in: 2015
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: only in some areas (2017-06)
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/116) : first found in December 2015 causing damage to maize crops in Foumbot (Western Cameroon). Then also found in West, Centre, Far North, Littoral and South-West regions.
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/213) : presence confirmed.
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/213) : presence confirmed.
* Abrahams P, Bateman M, Beale T, Clottey V, Cock M, Colmenarez Y, Corniani N, Day R, Early R, Godwin Julien, Gomez J, Gonzalez Moreno P, Murphy ST, Oppong-Mensah B, Phiri N, Pratt C, Richards G, Silvestri S, Witt A (2017) Fall Armyworm: impacts and implications for Africa. Evidence Note (2), September 2017. CABI – UK Aid, 144 pp.
Summary version: http://www.invasive-species.org/Uploads/InvasiveSpecies/Fall%20Armyworm%20Evidence%20Note%20(Summary%20version)%20September%202017.pdf
Full document: http://www.invasive-species.org/Uploads/InvasiveSpecies/Fall%20Armyworm%20Evidence%20Note%20September%202017.pdf
* 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 – Cameroon (CMR-04/6 of 2017-06-02) First report of the fall army worm Spodoptera frugiperda in Cameroon. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/cameroon/pestreports/2017/06/first-report-of-the-fall-army-worm-spodoptera-frugiperda-in-cameroon/
* Tindo M, Tagne A, Tigui A, Kengni F, Atanga J, Bila S, Doumstop A, Abega R (2017) First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Cameroon. Cameroon Journal of Biological and Biochemical Sciences, 25, 30-32.
Summary version: http://www.invasive-species.org/Uploads/InvasiveSpecies/Fall%20Armyworm%20Evidence%20Note%20(Summary%20version)%20September%202017.pdf
Full document: http://www.invasive-species.org/Uploads/InvasiveSpecies/Fall%20Armyworm%20Evidence%20Note%20September%202017.pdf
* 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 – Cameroon (CMR-04/6 of 2017-06-02) First report of the fall army worm Spodoptera frugiperda in Cameroon. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/cameroon/pestreports/2017/06/first-report-of-the-fall-army-worm-spodoptera-frugiperda-in-cameroon/
* Tindo M, Tagne A, Tigui A, Kengni F, Atanga J, Bila S, Doumstop A, Abega R (2017) First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Cameroon. Cameroon Journal of Biological and Biochemical Sciences, 25, 30-32.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central African Republic | Present, no details | ||
| Chad | Present, no details | ||
| Congo | Present, no details | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | Present, no details | ||
| Gabon | Present, widespread | ||
| Nigeria | Present, no details |