However, on Maize, fall armyworm is a secondary pest after the European corn borer. Fall Armyworm is a migratory insect pest known to cause massive destruction of maize crops under warm and humid conditions.
The first reports of outbreaks of the Fall Armyworm in Africa come from several West and Central African countries and are rapidly spreading throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the continent. The Spodoptera genus has 31 species in the world of this species Spodoptera frugiperda is native to the Americas continent and 8 species are in African continent. The fall armyworm scientific name is Spodoptera frugiperda, which is a moth – a polyphagous pest that originates from the tropical regions of the United States, Argentina, and the Caribbean region. ABSTRACT The objective of this seminar is to review and understand the effects of fall army on maize and its management.
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