EPPO Global Database

Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)

Distribution details in India

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2018
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/154) : first found in May 2018 in maize fields in Karnataka. Then also reported from Andhra Pradesh. In online newspapers, its presence is also reported from other Indian states (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana). These records need to be further confirmed.

EPPO Reporting Service (2019/004) : later confirmed in Maharashtra on sugarcane and other crops.

EPPO Reporting Service (2019/053) : spread to more Indian states (Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Orissa, Telangana, West Bengal).

EPPO Reporting Service (2019/133) : found on maize crops in Madhya Pradesh.

EPPO Reporting Service (2020/048) : first found in the Northern part of Goa.

EPPO Reporting Service (2021/049) : in Kerala on banana plants.
References
* Ankush C, Naresh S, Sharanabasappa, Kalleshwaraswamy CM, Asokan R, Mahadeva Swamy HM (2019) First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) on sugarcane and other crops from Maharashtra, India. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 7(1), 114-117.
------- Maharashtra.

* Gavas Ragesh, Sanju Balan (2020) The first report on fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) as an invasive pest in banana from Kerala, South India and notes on its behaviour. Insect Environment 23, 19-23.
------- in Kerala on bananas.

* INTERNET
- Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) Pest Alert (2018-08-09) Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), an invasive pest on maize. https://www.angrau.ac.in/pdf/Pest%20Alert-%20FAW-1.pdf
- FAO. Briefing note on FAO actions on fall armyworm of 2019-03-05. http://www.fao.org/3/BS183E/bs183e.pdf
- CABI. The invasive blog (2018-08-02) CABI warns of rapid spread of crop-devastating fall armyworm across Asia. https://blog.invasive-species.org/2018/08/02/cabi-warns-of-rapid-spread-of-crop-devastating-fall-armyworm-across-asia/
- CIMMYT (2018-08-13) ‘Fall armyworm reported in India: battle against the pest extends now to Asia’ by Cowan C and Johnson J. https://www.cimmyt.org/fall-armyworm-reported-in-india-battle-against-the-pest-extends-now-to-asia/
- ICAR-NBAIR. Pest Alert (2018-07-03) Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). http://www.nbair.res.in/recent_events/Pest%20Alert%2030th%20July%202018-new1.pdf
- ICRISAT Happenings Newsletter. Global scientists join forces to battle fall armyworm in India. https://www.icrisat.org/global-scientists-join-forces-to-battle-fall-armyworm-in-india/
- IITA (2018-08-04) Fall armyworm has reached the Indian subcontinent! http://www.iita.org/news-item/fall-armyworm-has-reached-the-indian-subcontinent/
- University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences in Shivamogga (2018-07-20) ‘Presence of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), an invasive pest on maize in University jurisdiction’ by Sharanabasappa and Kalleshwara Swamy CM. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hEW58nhZViHPnRduCjRHVIfWhGASHLSH/view

* Mahadeva Swamy HM, Asokan R, Kalleshwaraswamy CM, Sharanabasappa, Prasad YG, Maruthi Ms, Shashank PR, Devi NI, Surakasula A, Adarsha S, Srinivas A, Rao S, Vidyasekhar, Shali Raju M, Shyam Sunder Reddy G, Nagesh SN (2018) Prevalence of ‘R’ strain and molecular diversity of fall army worm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in India. Indian Journal of Entomology 80(3), 544-553. DOI: 10.5958/0974-8172.2018.00239.0
------- In Andhra Pradesh (on maize and sweet maize), Karnataka (maize, sorghum, sweet maize), Maharashtra (maize), Madhya Pradesh (maize), Telangana (maize), Tamil Nadu (maize).

* Maruthadurai R, Ramesh R (2020) Occurrence, damage pattern and biology of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on fodder crops and green amaranth in Goa, India. Phytoparasitica 18(1), 15-23.
------- Goa.

* Padhee AK, Prasanna BM (2019) The emerging threat of fall armyworm in India. Indian Farming 69(1), 51-54.
-------- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Odisha.

* Sarfaraz A, Masoor Z, Masroor MD (2018) First record of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), an evil attack on paddy in Magadh, Bihar (India). Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR) 5(12), 546-549.
------- On rice (Oryza sativa) in different locations in Bihar.

* Sharanabasappa, Kalleshwaraswamy CM, Asokan R, Mahadeva Swamy HM, Maruthi MS, Pavithra HB, Hegde K, Navi S, Prabhu ST, Goergen G (2018) First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) (Lepidoptera: noctuidae), an alien invasive pest on maize in India. Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems 24(1), 23-29.
------- On maize from several locations (Belagavi, Chamarajanagar, Chikmagaluru, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Shivamogga).

* Sonali D, Nandita P (2018) First report of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), their nature of damage and biology on maize crop at Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 6(6), 219-221.
------- Chhattisgarh and other states (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Gujarat).

* Sisodiya DB, Raghunandan BL, Bhatt NA, Verma HS, Shewale CP, Timbadiya BG, Borad PK (2018) The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae); first report of new invasive pest in maize fields of Gujarat, India. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 6(5), 2089-2091.
------- Gujarat.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Bangladesh Present, no details view...
Bhutan Present, no details view...
China Present, restricted distribution view...
China Anhui Present, no details view...
China Aomen (Macau) Present, no details view...
China Zhejiang Present, no details view...
China Hainan Present, no details view...
China Yunnan Present, restricted distribution view...
China Chongqing Present, no details view...
China Fujian Present, no details view...
China Guangdong Present, no details view...
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China Guizhou Present, no details view...
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China Ningxia Present, no details view...
China Shaanxi Present, no details view...
China Shandong Present, no details view...
China Shanghai Present, no details view...
China Shanxi Present, no details view...
China Xianggang (Hong Kong) Present, no details view...
Myanmar Present, restricted distribution view...
Nepal Present, restricted distribution view...
Pakistan Present, restricted distribution view...