Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)
Distribution details in Malawi
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2022: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2017
First recorded in: 2017
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/035) : preliminary reports have indicated the possible presence of the pest.
Confirmed in May 2017.
Confirmed in May 2017.
* 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
* INTERNET
- CABI (2017-02-06). Scientists discover new crop-destroying armyworm is now ‘spreading rapidly’ in Africa. http://www.cabi.org/news-and-media/2017/scientists-discover-new-crop-destroying-armyworm-is-now-spreading-rapidly-in-africa/
- 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/
* 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
* INTERNET
- CABI (2017-02-06). Scientists discover new crop-destroying armyworm is now ‘spreading rapidly’ in Africa. http://www.cabi.org/news-and-media/2017/scientists-discover-new-crop-destroying-armyworm-is-now-spreading-rapidly-in-africa/
- 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/
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Tanzania | Present, no details | ||
| Zambia | Present, no details |