Preliminary Report on Fall Armyworm in Zambia

Date de publication

jeu, 16 Fév 2017, 07:06

Dernière mise à jour effectuée le

jan. 21, 2019, 3:11 après-midi

Report Number

ZMB-02/3

Pays

Zambia

Identité de l'organisme nuisible

Spodoptera frugiperda - (LAPHFR)

Situation du signalement

Préliminaire

Hôtes

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

Distribution géographique

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.

Résumé

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

Danger

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.

Contact pour demandes d'information

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

Fichiers de rapports

Zambia Preliminary Report on Fall Armyworm

Site web

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

Mots-clés associés au thème

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

Mots-clés associés à la marchandise

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