EPPO Global Database

Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)

Distribution details in Zimbabwe

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2017
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/035) : the presence of the pest has been confirmed.
References
* FAO (2017-05-15) Briefing note on fall armyworm (FAW) in Africa. http://www.fao.org/3/a-bs183e.pdf

* Harrison R, Banda J, Chipabika G, Chisonga C, Katema C, Mabote Ndalamei D, Nyirenda S, Tembo H (2022). Low impact of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda Smith)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) across smallholder fields in Malawi and Zambia. Journal of Economic Entomology 115(6), 1783-1789. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac113

* Nagoshi RN, Goergen G, Koffi D, Agboka K, Adjevi AK, Du Plessis H, Van den Berg J, Tepa-Yotto GT, Winsou JK, Meagher RL, Brévault T (2022) Genetic studies of fall armyworm indicate a new introduction into Africa and identify limits to its migratory behavior. Scientific Reports 12(1), 1941. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05781-z

* 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
Botswana Present, no details view...
Congo, Democratic republic of the Present, no details view...
Mozambique Present, restricted distribution view...
Zambia Present, no details view...