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Report of first detection of Spodoptera frugipedera – Fall Armyworm (FAW) in Japan

Publication Date
Wed, 03 Jul 2019, 06:06
Last Updated
July 4, 2019, 6:51 a.m.
Report Number
JPN-08/6
Country
Japan
Pest Id
Spodoptera frugiperda - (LAPHFR)
Report Status
Preliminary
Hosts
Maize
Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )
  • Transient: actionable, under eradication
Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)
  • Present: transient
Geographical Distribution
Minamikyushu-City, Kagoshima-Prefecture
Summary

・Suspected larvae were detected at a maize field in Minamikyushu city, Kagoshima Prefecture, and identified as Spodoptera frugiperda (Fall Armyworm: FAW) by the Plant Protection Station (National Plant Protection Organization of Japan) on 3 July 2019. This is the first detection of Spodoptera frugiperda in Japan.

・The Plant Protection Station and Kagoshima Prefectural Government are conducting survey for FAW around the detection field in order to identify the infested areas and have already started conducting initial control measures in the field where FAW is detected.

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