EPPO Global Database

Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)

Distribution details in Bulgaria

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2025: Absent, confirmed by survey
First recorded in: 2023
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, the entire country is pest free (2025-02).
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/030) : intensified surveys in 2023 and 2024 following a report of S. frugiperda did not find the pest in the country. Therefore the pest status is officially declared as: Absent, the entire country is pest free.
References
* NPPO of Bulgaria (2025-02).

* Szanyi S, Barta M, Velchev D, Beshkov S, Mumford S, Todorov I, Nagy A, Varga Z, Tóth M, Toshova T (2025) First report of a migratory pest, the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith, 1797)(Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from Bulgaria. Insects 16(2), 134. https://doi.org/10.3390/ insects16020134
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Greece Present, few occurrences view...
Greece Kriti Present, no details view...
Romania Transient view...
Türkiye Present, restricted distribution view...