• sarfaraz ali
• Zakkia Masroor
• Mohammad Danish Masroor

The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a well-known voracious insect pest. Due to its polyphagus nature, the rate of population and propagation in the field is very high. The fall armyworm has been recorded over 80 types of crop which has high potential to cause severe yield losses of crop those are economically important, especially; maize, sorghum, cauliflower, tomato etc. S. frugiperda is native of the American continent. In 2016 it was reported for the first time from Africa (IITA, 2016). In 2018, it was reported from Karnataka (ICAR-NBAIR, 2018a) on maize crop in India. Now here we are reporting first record of S. frugiperda is reporting from Bihar in different localities of Magadh division for the first time on paddy crop type Arize 6444, Pranava mansuri and Pioneer.

Key words: - Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, Paddy, Infestation, Arize 6444, Pranava mansuri, Pioneer.

" First record of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), an evil attack on paddy in Magadh, Bihar (India).", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.546-549, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812380.pdf

" First record of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), an evil attack on paddy in Magadh, Bihar (India).", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp546-549, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812380.pdf