Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)
Distribution details in New Zealand
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2022: Transient
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: transient (2022-05)
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: transient (2022-05)
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/100) : first detected in March 2022. Not expected to survive the winter.
From NPPO (IPPC, 2022): initially collected as an egg mass in the Bay of Plenty and pest identity confirmed in March 2022. Larvae were then detected on volunteer Zea mays plants in Waikato, Auckland, Taranaki and Gisborne regions in April/May 2022.
From NPPO (IPPC, 2022): initially collected as an egg mass in the Bay of Plenty and pest identity confirmed in March 2022. Larvae were then detected on volunteer Zea mays plants in Waikato, Auckland, Taranaki and Gisborne regions in April/May 2022.
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – New Zealand (NZL-12/2 of 2022-05-17) Spodoptera frugiperda (Fall armyworm). https://www.ippc.int/fr/countries/new-zealand/pestreports/2022/05/spodoptera-frugiperda-fall-armyworm-2-/
* Ministry for Primary Industries. Biosecurity New Zealand (2022-04-14) Fall armyworm found in the North Island. https://www.mpi.govt.nz/biosecurity/major-pest-and-disease-threats/fall-armyworm/#:~:text=Fall%20armyworm%20is%20the%20name,and%20an%20adult%20moth%20stage
* Ministry for Primary Industries. Biosecurity New Zealand (2022-04-14) Fall armyworm found in the North Island. https://www.mpi.govt.nz/biosecurity/major-pest-and-disease-threats/fall-armyworm/#:~:text=Fall%20armyworm%20is%20the%20name,and%20an%20adult%20moth%20stage