Indian Journal of Entomology

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  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 81
  • Issue: 4

First record of fall army worm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) from Nepal

  • Author:
  • Ajaya Shree Ratna Bajracharya, Binu Bhat, Premnidhi Sharma, Pathour R. Shashank1, Naresh M. Meshram1, Tahseen Raza Hashmi1
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 635 to 639

Entomology Division, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Lalitpur, Nepal

1Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012

Abstract

The fall army worm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a destructive invasive insect pest of cereal crops native to American continent. It is a polyphagous insect with host range of more than 353 plant species and maize is a preferred host. This pest is a strong flier and can fly up to 500 km before oviposition. Present study reports S. frugiperda as a first record from Nepal (Nawalpur district) observed in May 2019 along with its morphological and molecular diagnosis.

Keywords

Spodoptera frugiperda, maize, Nawalpur, Nepal, first record, description, diagnosis, mtCo1