EPPO Global Database

Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)

Distribution details in Cape Verde

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2017
References
* FAO (2017-11-24) Briefing note on fall armyworm (FAW) in Africa. http://www.fao.org/3/a-bt415e.pdf

* 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