EPPO Global Database

Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)

Distribution details in India (Maharashtra)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/154) : record based on online newspapers which needs to be confirmed by other sources.

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

* INTERNET
The Hindu (2018-08-20) Fall armyworm spreads to maize fields in Tiruchi. https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/fall-armyworm-spreads-to-maize-fields-in-tiruchi/article24733851.ece
The New Indian Express (2018-08-22) North American pest makes a debut in Telangana, officials worried. http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2018/aug/22/north-american-pest-makes-a-debut-in-telangana-officials-worried-1861078.html

* 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.
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...