Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)
Distribution details in Nigeria
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2017: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2016
First recorded in: 2016
EPPO Reporting Service (2016/188) : first found in January 2016 causing damage in maize fields (Southwestern and Northern parts).
* FAO (2017-05-15) Briefing note on fall armyworm (FAW) in Africa. http://www.fao.org/3/a-bs183e.pdf
* Goergen G, Kumar PL, Sankung SB, Togola A, Tamò M (2016) First report of outbreaks of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a new alien invasive pest in West and Central Africa. PLoS ONE 11(10): e0165632. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0165632
* Goergen G, Kumar PL, Sankung SB, Togola A, Tamò M (2016) First report of outbreaks of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a new alien invasive pest in West and Central Africa. PLoS ONE 11(10): e0165632. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0165632
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | Present, no details | ||
| Cameroon | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Niger | Present, no details |