EPPO Global Database

Spodoptera frugiperda(LAPHFR)

Distribution details in South Africa

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2017
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/035) : Limpopo, Gauteng, North West and Mpumalanga provinces.
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. South Africa (ZAF-33/1 of 2017-02-10) First detection of fall army worm (Spodoptera frugiperda). https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/south-africa/pestreports/2017/02/first-detection-of-fall-army-worm-spodoptera-frugiperda/