EPPO Global Database

Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)

Distribution details in India (Andhra Pradesh)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2018
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/154) : first found in August 2018 in maize fields in Andhra Pradesh.
References
* 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
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
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
------- On maize and sweet maize.
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...
China Guangxi Present, no details view...
China Guizhou Present, no details view...
China Hunan Present, no details view...
China Jiangxi Present, no details view...
China Sichuan Present, no details view...
China Henan Present, no details view...
China Hubei Present, no details view...
China Beijing Present, no details view...
China Gansu Present, no details view...
China Hebei Present, no details view...
China Jiangsu Present, no details view...
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...