EPPO Global Database

Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)

Distribution details in Namibia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2017
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/035) : preliminary reports have indicated the possible presence of the pest.

Confirmed in May 2017.
References
* FAO (2017-05-15) Briefing note on fall armyworm (FAW) in Africa. http://www.fao.org/3/a-bs183e.pdf

* INTERNET
FAO Regional Office for Africa (2017-02-03) Fall army worm outbreak, a blow to prospects of recovery for southern Africa. http://www.fao.org/africa/news/detail-news/en/c/469532/
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Angola Present, no details view...
Congo, Democratic republic of the Present, no details view...
Zambia Present, no details view...