Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)
Distribution details in Ghana
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2020: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 2017
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: in all parts of the area (2020-05)
First recorded in: 2017
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: in all parts of the area (2020-05)
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/035) : presence has been confirmed by molecular methods.
From NPPO (2017): reported in 9 out of the 10 regions of the country (not found in the Western Region).
From NPPO (2020): reported in all the 10 regions of the country. IPM measures are being put in place.
From NPPO (2017): reported in 9 out of the 10 regions of the country (not found in the Western Region).
From NPPO (2020): reported in all the 10 regions of the country. IPM measures are being put in place.
* FAO (2017-05-15) Briefing note on fall armyworm (FAW) in Africa. http://www.fao.org/3/a-bs183e.pdf
* INTERNET
CABI (2017-02-06). Scientists discover new crop-destroying armyworm is now ‘spreading rapidly’ in Africa. http://www.cabi.org/news-and-media/2017/scientists-discover-new-crop-destroying-armyworm-is-now-spreading-rapidly-in-africa/
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports - Ghana
– GHA-01/7 of 2020-05-28. Report on Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/ghana/pestreports/2017/02/report-on-fall-armyworm-spodoptera-frugiperda/
– GHA-01/6 of 2019-12-04. Report on Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/ghana/pestreports/2017/02/report-on-fall-armyworm-spodoptera-frugiperda/
– GHA-01/5 of 2018-08-31. Report on Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/ghana/pestreports/2017/02/report-on-fall-armyworm-spodoptera-frugiperda/
– GHA-01/3 of 2017-02-03. Report on Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/ghana/pestreports/2017/02/report-on-fall-armyworm-spodoptera-frugiperda/
* Nboyine JA, Kusi F, Abudulai M, Badii BK, Zakaria M, Adu GB, Haruna A, Seodu A, Osei V, Alhassan S, Yahaya A (2020) A new pest, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), in tropical Africa: Its seasonal dynamics and damage in maize fields in northern Ghana. Crop Protection 127, 104960. DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2019.104960
* INTERNET
CABI (2017-02-06). Scientists discover new crop-destroying armyworm is now ‘spreading rapidly’ in Africa. http://www.cabi.org/news-and-media/2017/scientists-discover-new-crop-destroying-armyworm-is-now-spreading-rapidly-in-africa/
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports - Ghana
– GHA-01/7 of 2020-05-28. Report on Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/ghana/pestreports/2017/02/report-on-fall-armyworm-spodoptera-frugiperda/
– GHA-01/6 of 2019-12-04. Report on Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/ghana/pestreports/2017/02/report-on-fall-armyworm-spodoptera-frugiperda/
– GHA-01/5 of 2018-08-31. Report on Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/ghana/pestreports/2017/02/report-on-fall-armyworm-spodoptera-frugiperda/
– GHA-01/3 of 2017-02-03. Report on Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/ghana/pestreports/2017/02/report-on-fall-armyworm-spodoptera-frugiperda/
* Nboyine JA, Kusi F, Abudulai M, Badii BK, Zakaria M, Adu GB, Haruna A, Seodu A, Osei V, Alhassan S, Yahaya A (2020) A new pest, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), in tropical Africa: Its seasonal dynamics and damage in maize fields in northern Ghana. Crop Protection 127, 104960. DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2019.104960
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | Present, no details | ||
| Cote d'Ivoire | Present, no details | ||
| Togo | Present, widespread |