EPPO Global Database

Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)

Distribution details in Türkiye

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2022
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/035) : found in Adana province during surveys conducted in maize (Zea mays) fields during 2022.
References
* Pehlivan S, Atakan E (2022) First record of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Türkiye. Çukurova Journal of Agricultural and Food Sciences 37(2), 139-145.

* Tonğa A (2023) The invasion of Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) toward Southeastern Türkiye. Şırnak Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, 4(1), 53-59.
------- Şanlıurfa province in Southeastern Türkiye.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Greece Present, few occurrences view...
Greece Kriti Present, no details view...
Iran Present, restricted distribution view...
Syria Present, restricted distribution view...