EPPO Global Database

Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)

Distribution details in New Caledonia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2020
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: widely distributed (2021-07)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/054) : first found in December 2020, in 1 maize field in Boulouparis. Eradication is not attempted but management programmes are being developed.

In July 2021, the pest was considered to be widely distributed.
References
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports
– New Caledonia (NCL-04/1 of 2021-01-20) Detection of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) in New Caledonia.
– New Caledonia (NCL-04/2 of 2021-07-20) Detection of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) in New Caledonia.
https://www.ippc.int/fr/countries/new-caledonia/pestreports/2021/01/-0/