Occurrence of Fall Army Worm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) in Assam

Authors

  • Arup Kumar Sarma Department of Entomology, Assam Agricultural University, Biswanath 784176, Assam
  • Himashree Goswami Department of Agronomy, Assam Agricultural University, Biswanath 784176, Assam
  • Jayanta Kalita Department of Agronomy, Assam Agricultural University, Biswanath 784176, Assam
  • P. K. Sarma AICRP on Dry Land Agriculture, Biswanath College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Biswanath 784176, Assam
  • Layanmoy Barthakur District Agriculture Office, Department of Agriculture, Biswanath Chariali, Assam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.142

Keywords:

Spodoptera frugiperda, maize, Assam, Brahmaputra, papaya mealybug, rugose spiralling whitefly, field incidence, parasites, avian diversity

Abstract

The fall army worm (FAW) has spread to locations at 1222 masl in the northeast region of India. In Assam, its incidence was first noticed on the two banks of the Brahmaputra. In Biswanath district, infestation on maize was observed to be of 15.2-64.3% at farmers’ field and 2.15% in Biswanath College of Agriculture campus of the Assam Agricultural University. This variation might be attributed to the rich avian diversity in the college campus. No larval parasite was observed in the field collected larvae. A large section of farmers observed high pest incidence in maize as compared to previous years.

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Published

2023-12-01

How to Cite

Sarma, A. K., Goswami, H., Kalita, J., Sarma, P. K., & Barthakur, L. (2023). Occurrence of Fall Army Worm <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> (J E Smith) in Assam. Indian Journal of Entomology, 85(4), 1039–1042. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.142

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Volume 85, Issue 4, December 2023

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