First Report of Occurrence of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera Frugiperda in Sugarcane from Tamil Nadu, India

The first occurrence of the exotic fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in sugarcane from the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, is reported in this communication. The pest was observed in a few farms in the sugarcane belts of M/s Sakthi Sugars Ltd.,...

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Main Authors: J Srikanth, N Geetha, B Singaravelu, T Ramasubramanian, P Mahesh, L Saravanan, K.P Salin, N Chitra, M Muthukumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Sugarcane Research and Development 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Sugarcane Research
Online Access:https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JSR/article/view/89995