EPPO Global Database

Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)

Distribution details in Iran

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2023
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/150) : first found in October 2023 in maize fields in the the Orzuiye region (Kerman province).
References
* Naseri M, Bemani M, Alipanah H, Noorbakhsh S, Zohdi H (2024) [First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae: Noctuinae) from Iran]. Journal of the Entomological Society of Iran 44(1), 111-116 (in Persian). https://doi.org/10.61186/JESI.44.1.9
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Pakistan Present, restricted distribution view...
Türkiye Present, restricted distribution view...