Preliminary Report on Fall Armyworm in Zambia

Fecha de publicación

Jue, 16 Feb 2017, 07:06

Última actualización

Ene. 21, 2019, 3:11 p.m.

Número del informe

ZMB-02/3

País

Zambia

Plaga identificada

Spodoptera frugiperda - (LAPHFR)

Estado del informe

Preliminar

Hospederos

Maize, soya beans, beans, sorghum

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Present: in all parts of the area

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: widely distributed

Distribución geográfica

The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda is a pest of maize on the American continents but has since been detected in West and Central Africa where out breaks were recorded for the first time in early 2016. The pest is now being reported in Southern Africa. In Zambia , preliminary surveillance conducted by Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI) through its National Plant Protection Organisation, the Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service and the Entomology Team suspected presence of the pest.

Resumen

This a preliminary report on suspected Fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda in Zambia.

Peligro

Destruction of crops; maize, sorghum, soya beans and beans. Destruction on maize crops during larvals stage feeding. Threatens food security and income of small scale farmers growing the above crops particularly maize for Zambia. If unmanaged, potential for destruction is high.

Contacto para obtener más información

Dr. Kenneth K Msiska National Contact Point Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service Zambia Agriculture Research Institute P/BAG 7, Chilanga Lusaka Zambia. [email protected]

Archivos de informes

Zambia Preliminary Report on Fall Armyworm

Sitio web

http://www.pqpszambia.gov.zm/

Palabras claves del tema

Insects/Insecta/Arthropods Pest reporting Pest status:Present/Presence

Palabras clave del producto

Dried, shelled beans -Vigna and Phaseolus-, whether or not skinned or split (excl. beans of species -Vigna mungo [L] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek-, small red -Adzuki- beans and kidney beans) Grain sorghum Maize or corn