Further detections of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) on mainland Australia

Date de publication

jeu, 07 Mai 2020, 00:44

Dernière mise à jour effectuée le

juin 23, 2023, 8:21 matin

Report Number

AUS-98/3

Pays

Australia

Identité de l'organisme nuisible

Spodoptera frugiperda - (LAPHFR)

Situation du signalement

Préliminaire

Hôtes

Lepidopteran pest with a wide host range feeding on more than 350 plant species including commercial species such as; Zea mays(maize), Oryza sativa (rice), Sorghum bicolor (sorghum), Poaceae saccharum (sugarcane), Triticum aestivum (wheat), horticultural crops, Gossypium hirsutum L (cotton) and other plants. The majority of Australian detections have occurred in monitoring traps, to date. The extent of host range in Australia is not yet known.

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Present: only in some areas

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: not widely distributed and not under official control

Distribution géographique

Torres Strait, Queensland (Bamaga, Gulf of Carpentaria, Johnstone, Tolga, Lakeland, Bowen, Burdekin, Emerald, Richmond and Clermont regions), Northern Territory (Katherine, Darwin and Douglas Daly regions), Western Australia (Kununurra, Broome and Carnarvon region) The pest is capable of natural dispersal over long distances and has a broad, available host range. Further detections are likely. See AUS-101/1 for final report.

Résumé

Eradication of Spodoptera frugiperda from Australia is not considered technically feasible after being reported in Torres Strait (late January 2020), Queensland (February 2020), Northern Territory and Western Australia (March 2020). Activities for fall armyworm have transitioned to management, focused on limiting the impact of the pest.

All levels of Government and Industry will work together to ensure appropriate management options are available to growers and identify research priorities.

Danger

These detections are being notified due to recent international interest in the movement of the pest.

Contact pour demandes d'information

Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 [email protected]

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