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Report of first detection of Fall Armyworm(FAW) in Republic of Korea (FAO)
In the couirse of the survey, suspected larvae were first detected at 4 corn fields in Jeju island on 14 June 2019. They were identified as Spodoptera frugiperda by DNA barcoding on 16 June 2019. This is the first detection of FAW in Republic of Korea.