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

The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith, 1797) (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 (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.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Fall armyworm, first report, invasive pest, maize, Adana, Türkiye

PDF

___

Achiri, T. D., Atakan, E., Pehlivan, S. (2020). Seasonal fluctuations and development of degree-day models for Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in maize fields in the Mediterranean region. Eur J Entomol 117: 68-75.
Anonymous 2022. Meteoroloji Genel Müdürlüğü İklim Verileri. https://www.mgm.gov.tr/veridegerlendirme/il-ve-ilceler-istatistik.aspx?m=ADANA. Erişim tarihi: 20 Eylül 2022.
Bentivenha, J. P., Montezano, D. G., Hunt, T. E., Baldin, E. L., Peterson, J. A., Victor, V. S., Pannuti, L. E. R., Vélez, M., Paula-Moraes, S. V. (2017): Intraguild interactions and behavior of Spodoptera frugiperda and Helicoverpa spp. on maize. Pest Manag Sci 73(11): 2244-2251.
Cock, M. J. W., Beseh, P. K., Buddie, A. G., Cafa, G., Crozier, J. (2017). Molecular methods to detect Spodoptera frugiperda in Ghana, and implications for monitoring the spread ofinvasive species in developing countries. Sci Rep 7(1):1-10.
Crumb, S. E. (1956). The Larvae of the Phalaenidae. Technical Bulletin No. 1135. Washington DC, USA: United States Department of Agriculture.
Day, R., Abrahams, P., Bateman, M., Beale, T., Clottey, V., Cock, M., ... & Witt, A. (2017). Fall armyworm: impacts and implications for Africa. Outlooks on Pest Management 28(5): 196-201.
FAO, 2020. Food and Agriculture Organizationof the United Nations Statistics. http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QC Erişim tarihi: 20 Eylül 2022.
FAO and CABI (2019). Community‐Based Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Monitoring, Early warning and Management, Training of Trainers Manual, First Edition. 112 pp.
Goergen, G., Kumar, P. L., Sankung, S. B., Togola, A., Tamò, M. (2016): First report of outbreaks of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a new alien invasive pest in West and Central Africa. Plos One 11(10): e0165632.
Heinoun, K., Muhammad, E., Abdullah Smadi, H., Annahhas, D., & Abou Kubaa, R. (2021). First record of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Syria. EPPO Bull 51(1): 213-215.
IPPC (2019). Report of first detection of Spodoptera frugiperda – Fall Armyworm (FAW) in Egypt. In IPPC Official Pest Report. FAO, Rome (IT).
IPPC (2020a). Report of first detection of Spodoptera frugiperda – Fall Armyworm (FAW) in Israel. In IPPC Official Pest Report. FAO, Rome (IT).
IPPC (2020b). Report of first detection of Spodoptera frugiperda – Fall Armyworm (FAW) in Jordan. In IPPC Official Pest Report. FAO, Rome (IT).
Kayapınar, A., Kornoşor, S. (1992). Çukurova’da Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner (Lep.: Pyralidae)’in doğal düşmanlarının saptanması ve en etkilisi olan yumurta parazitoidi Trichogramma evanescens Westwood (Hym. Trichogrammatidae)’in yayılış alanının belirlenmesi. Türkiye II. Entomoloji Kongresi, 28-32 Ocak, ADANA.
Levy, R., Habeck, D.H. (1976). Descriptions of the larvae of Spodoptera sunia and S. latifascia with a key to the mature Spodoptera larvae of the eastern United States (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 69(4):585-588.
Lima, M. S., Silva, P. S. L., Oliveira, O.F., Silva, K.B., Freitas, F.C.L. (2010). Corn yield response to weed and fall armywormcontrols. Planta Daninha 28(1):103-111.
Luginbill, P. (1928). The Fall Armyworm. USDA Technical Bulletin 34. 91 pp. Management: differences between conventional and organic farming systems.
Marenco, R. J., Foster, R. E., Sanchez, C. A. (1992). Sweet corn response to fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) damage during vegetative growth. J Econ Entomol 85(4): 1285-1292.
Montezano, D.G., Specht, A., Sosa-Gomez, D.R., Roque-Specht, V.F., Sousa-Silva, J.C., Paula-Moraes, S.V. et al. (2018). Host plants of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the Americas. African Entomol 26:286–300.
Pehlivan, S., Atakan, E. Adana İlindeki Mısır Üretim Alanlarında Zararlı Mısır Kurtlarının (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Noctuidae) Yaygınlık Durumunun Belirlenmesi. Çukurova Tarım ve Gıda Bilimleri Dergisi 36(1): 71-80.
Prasanna, B.M., Huesing, J.E., Eddy, R., Peschke, V.M. (2018). Fall armyworm in Africa: A guide for integrated pest management. CDMX: CIMMYT.
Purseglove, J. W. (1992). Tropical Crops: Moncotyledons. Longman Scientific and Technical, New York. 300-305.
Rwomushana, I., Bateman, M., Beale, T., Beseh, P., Cameron, K., Chiluba, M., Clottey, V., Davis, T., Day, R., Early, R., Godwin, J., Gonzalez-Moreno, P., Kansiime, M., Kenis, M., Makale, F., Mugambi, I., Murphy, S., Nunda, W., Phiri, N., Pratt, C., Tambo, J., 2018. Fall armyworm: impacts and implications for Africa. evidence note update, October 2018. 53pp. Available at: https://www.invasive-species.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/FAW-Evidence-Note-October-2018.pdf.
Sertkaya, E., Kornoşor, S. (2000). Çukurova’da Mısır koçankurdu, Sesamia nonagrioides Lef. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)’in Doğal Düşmanları. Türkiye 4. Entomoloji Kongresi, 12-15 Eylül, Aydın, 339-348.
Sandhu, K. S., Singh, N., Malhin, N. S. (2007). Some properties of corn grains and theirflours I: Physicochemical, functional and hapatti-making properties of flours. Food Chem 101: 938-946.
Tsai, C.L., Chu, I.H., Chou, M. H., Chareonviriyaphap, T., Chiang, M. Y., Lin, P.A. et al. (2020). Rapid identification of the invasive fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) using speciesspecific primers in multiplex PCR. Sci Rep 10(1):1-8.
TUİK, 2020. Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu, Tahıllar ve diğer bitkisel ürünlerin alan ve üretim miktarları. https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=92&locale=tr Erişim tarihi: 20 Eylül 2022.
Young, J. R. (1979). Fall armyworm: control with insecticides. Florida Entomologist, 130-133.