EPPO Global Database

Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)

Distribution details in Eswatini

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2017
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: only in some areas (2017-02).
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/035) : first detected in Big Bend and Siphofaneni in the Eastern part of the country, and then in Lomahasha, Nkambeni and Mkhuzweni in the Northeastern part. Isolated cases have also been recorded in central and Western Swaziland in young maize fields.
References
* FAO (2017-05-15) Briefing note on fall armyworm (FAW) in Africa. http://www.fao.org/3/a-bs183e.pdf

* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports. Swaziland (SWZ-02/1) Detection of Fall Army Worm Spodoptera frugiperda in Swaziland. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/swaziland/pestreports/2017/02/detection-of-fall-army-worm-spodoptera-frugiperda-in-swaziland/
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Congo, Democratic republic of the Present, no details view...
Mozambique Present, restricted distribution view...