First Report of a Migratory Pest, the Fall Armyworm, <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> (JE Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from Bulgaria

The first occurrence of an invasive pest species, the fall armyworm (<i>Spodoptera frugiperda,</i> Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in Bulgaria is reported. Different trapping methods (black light trap, traps baited with semiochemical lures, and food attractants) were used to study Noctuidae ass...

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Main Authors: Szabolcs Szanyi, Marek Barta, Dimitar Velchev, Stoyan Beshkov, Stephen Mumford, Ivaylo Todorov, Antal Nagy, Zoltán Varga, Miklós Tóth, Teodora Toshova
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author Szabolcs Szanyi
Marek Barta
Dimitar Velchev
Stoyan Beshkov
Stephen Mumford
Ivaylo Todorov
Antal Nagy
Zoltán Varga
Miklós Tóth
Teodora Toshova
author_facet Szabolcs Szanyi
Marek Barta
Dimitar Velchev
Stoyan Beshkov
Stephen Mumford
Ivaylo Todorov
Antal Nagy
Zoltán Varga
Miklós Tóth
Teodora Toshova
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description The first occurrence of an invasive pest species, the fall armyworm (<i>Spodoptera frugiperda,</i> Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in Bulgaria is reported. Different trapping methods (black light trap, traps baited with semiochemical lures, and food attractants) were used to study Noctuidae assemblages in Bulgaria in 2023. Two males of <i>S. frugiperda</i> were caught with sex pheromone traps in maize fields in Knezha, northern Bulgaria, in early November 2023. Additionally, three moths were attracted by black light traps (early November 2023) and one moth by a food lure applied on a tree trunk at the end of October 2023 in the municipalities of Parvomay and Chirpan, southern Bulgaria, respectively. The identification of <i>S. frugiperda</i> was confirmed using morphological and molecular methods.
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spelling doaj-art-38a5d8e802f14fc08d2f13263eef22282025-08-20T02:45:00ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502025-01-0116213410.3390/insects16020134First Report of a Migratory Pest, the Fall Armyworm, <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> (JE Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from BulgariaSzabolcs Szanyi0Marek Barta1Dimitar Velchev2Stoyan Beshkov3Stephen Mumford4Ivaylo Todorov5Antal Nagy6Zoltán Varga7Miklós Tóth8Teodora Toshova9Institute of Plant Protection, Faculty of the Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Böszörményi út 138, 4032 Debrecen, HungaryInstitute of Forest Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Akademická 2, 949 01 Nitra, SlovakiaMaize Research Institute, Agricultural Academy, 5835 Knezha, BulgariaNational Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, BulgariaIndependent Researcher, 4292 Dobri Dol, BulgariaInstitute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, BulgariaInstitute of Plant Protection, Faculty of the Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Böszörményi út 138, 4032 Debrecen, HungaryDepartment of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, 4032 Debrecen, HungaryPlant Protection Institute, CAR, HUN-REN, 1525 Budapest, HungaryInstitute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, BulgariaThe first occurrence of an invasive pest species, the fall armyworm (<i>Spodoptera frugiperda,</i> Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in Bulgaria is reported. Different trapping methods (black light trap, traps baited with semiochemical lures, and food attractants) were used to study Noctuidae assemblages in Bulgaria in 2023. Two males of <i>S. frugiperda</i> were caught with sex pheromone traps in maize fields in Knezha, northern Bulgaria, in early November 2023. Additionally, three moths were attracted by black light traps (early November 2023) and one moth by a food lure applied on a tree trunk at the end of October 2023 in the municipalities of Parvomay and Chirpan, southern Bulgaria, respectively. The identification of <i>S. frugiperda</i> was confirmed using morphological and molecular methods.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/2/134invasive speciesmaizesex pheromone trapslight trapsfood attractantcitizen science
spellingShingle Szabolcs Szanyi
Marek Barta
Dimitar Velchev
Stoyan Beshkov
Stephen Mumford
Ivaylo Todorov
Antal Nagy
Zoltán Varga
Miklós Tóth
Teodora Toshova
First Report of a Migratory Pest, the Fall Armyworm, <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> (JE Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from Bulgaria
Insects
invasive species
maize
sex pheromone traps
light traps
food attractant
citizen science
title First Report of a Migratory Pest, the Fall Armyworm, <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> (JE Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from Bulgaria
title_full First Report of a Migratory Pest, the Fall Armyworm, <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> (JE Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from Bulgaria
title_fullStr First Report of a Migratory Pest, the Fall Armyworm, <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> (JE Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from Bulgaria
title_full_unstemmed First Report of a Migratory Pest, the Fall Armyworm, <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> (JE Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from Bulgaria
title_short First Report of a Migratory Pest, the Fall Armyworm, <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> (JE Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from Bulgaria
title_sort first report of a migratory pest the fall armyworm i spodoptera frugiperda i je smith 1797 lepidoptera noctuidae from bulgaria
topic invasive species
maize
sex pheromone traps
light traps
food attractant
citizen science
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/2/134
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