EPPO Global Database

Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)

Distribution details in Cyprus

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2023
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, at low prevalence, only in some parts of the Member State concerned, under eradication (2023-08)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/034) : first trapped in January 2023 in Limassol District. Under eradication.

EPPO Reporting Service (2023/185) : found in maize (Zea mays) crops in Larnaca district in June 2023, and in Nicosia district in July 2023. Under eradication.
References
* Huemer P, Özden Ö (2024) Molecular identification of newly recorded Lepidoptera for Cyprus and Europe (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 52(208), 691-700. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.1012

* NPPO of Cyprus (2023-02, 2023-08).