First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae: Noctuinae) from Iran

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1 Plant Protection Research Department, Kerman Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Kerman, Iran

2 Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran

3 Pest Forecasting and Control Office, Plant Protection Organization, Tehran, Iran

10.61186/jesi.44.1.9

Abstract

During the monitoring of some corn fields in the Orzuiye region, Kerman Province, in October 2023, several moths’ larvae were observed while feeding on leaves, spikes and seeds of the host plant. The collected larvae were reared under laboratory conditions until emerging the adults. After examining the reared specimens and the collected adult moths, they were identified as Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) which is known as fall armyworm. This species which was previously being considered as an external quarantine pest in Iran, is being reported from the country for the first time.

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First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae: Noctuinae) from Iran

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Journal of Entomological Society of Iran
Volume 44, Issue 1
February 2024
Pages 111-116

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