Occurrence of Fall Arm Worm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Mozambique

Publication Date

Mon, 17 Apr 2017, 10:44

Last Updated

April 17, 2017, 10:44 a.m.

Report Number

MOZ-06/1

Country

Mozambique

Pest Id

Spodoptera frugiperda - (LAPHFR)

Report Status

Preliminary

Hosts

Spodoptera frugiperda was confirmed its occurrence on maize

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Present: only in some areas

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: not widely distributed and under official control

Geographical Distribution

Spodoptera frugiperda was confirmed its presence in all sampled provinces: Maputo, Gaza, Manica, Tete, Zambezia and Niassa

Summary

A Spodoptera frugiperda has been recently introduced accidentally in Africa continent, it was first reported in 2016 in Western Africa. In Mozambique symptoms of Fall Arm Worm where reported in central part of the country in Tete province during the agricultural season of 2016/2017. Then in February 2017 the NPPO of Mozambique conducted a survey covering Tete, Manica, Gaza, Maputo, Niassa and Zambezia provinces. The sample where sent to the entomology laboratory at the Faculty of Agronomy-Eduardo Mondlane University, where was confirmed to be Spodoptera frugiperda based on the all sample characteristics collected in the field and the characteristics of emerged adults in the laboratory.

Danger

Spodopttra frugiperda is divesting maize pest, it acts as migrant pest and it is polyphagous. It constitute a big threat for the maize production in Mozambique. In the sampled fields the damages were around 40% to 100%

Contact for info

Antonia Vaz Plant Protection Department Email: [email protected] Cell: +258 84 6988646 Domingos Cugala Eduardo Mondlane University-Faculty of Agronomy Email: [email protected] Cell: +258 82 3148430

Report files

PDF File- Survey report

Website

Issue keywords

Pest reporting

Commodity keywords

Maize -corn- flour