EPPO Global Database

Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)

Distribution details in Egypt

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 2019
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: only in some areas (2019-06)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/136) : first caught in 2019 caught in pheromone traps in two locations (Kom Ombo, Edfo) in the governorate of Aswan.
References
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Egypt (EGY-01/1 of 2019-06-23) Report of first detection of Spodoptera frugiperda – Fall armyworm (FAW) in Egypt. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/egypt/pestreports/2019/06/report-of-first-detection-of-spodoptera-frugiperda-fall-armyworm-faw-in-egypt/

* Mohamed HO, El-Heneidy AH, Dahi HF, Awad AA (2022) First record of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on sorghum plants, a new invasive pest in Upper Egypt. Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology 15(1), 15-23.
------- in Northern Egypt (Assuit, Luxor, Qena, and Sohag Governorates) on maize. In 2021 first recorded on sorghum.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Israel Present, restricted distribution view...
Sudan Present, no details view...