First record of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Türkiye

Authors : Serkan PEHLİVAN, Ekrem ATAKAN

Pages : 139-145

Doi:10.36846/CJAFS.2022.82

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Publication Date : 2022-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(J.E. Smith, 1797); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae);, is a key pest of the many economically important crops, especially maize throughout the world. Spodoptera frugiperda is indigenous in Americas, but now it has rapidly spread over more than 50 countries in Africa and Asia continents. In the EPPO region, the first occurrence of S. frugiperda was in Egypt in 2019, while then in Southern Israel in 2020, most recently in Syria. During the maize field surveys performed randomly, S. frugiperda larvae were detected for the first time in Adana Province insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Türkiye);. The species were identified based on the morphological traits of the larvae. Due to the end of the growing season in Adana Province, only four fields were controlled and all of them were infested with the S. frugiperda larvae. The infected plant\`s rate varied between 14 and 15%. The climatic conditions are quite suitable for this pest in Adana. It obviously shows that this invasive pest insect species may multiply and spread over to arable crops mainly maize fields throughout the year without entering diapause in this region, and it may have great potential to become a major pest of maize in the region.
Keywords : Fall armyworm, first report, invasive pest, maize, Adana, Türkiye