According to Dr. Asokan from Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Fall Armyworm has already spread to Telangana State from the initial report of Karnataka State in India.

Muni

R. Muniappan
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From: Asokan R <asokaniihr@gmail.com> 

Sent: Wednesday, August 8, 2018 12:37 AM
To: Muniappan, Rangaswamy <rmuni@vt.edu>
Subject: Faw

 Dear Muniappan,

Dear Ernst,

My information about the outbreak in Karnataka (India) can be read under two links:

https://www.cabi.org/news-and-media/2018/cabi-warns-of-rapid-spread-of-crop-devastating-fall-armyworm-across-asia/

and http://www.iita.org/news-item/fall-armyworm-has-reached-the-indian-subcontinent/

A publication with exact data about 14 places in seven regions will most probably published within a short period of time in PlosOne (maybe this already has been done now?). Two groups are currently working on a paper (or already finalized it?) about this outbreak: 1) University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (UAHS), Shivamogga, Karnataka und 2) das National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (NBAIR) under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

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