02 March 2017, Zimbabwe - Eggs and young larvae of FAW in a young maize plant in Zimbabwe. Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a moth native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas; FAW was first detected in Central and Western Africa in early 2016 (Benin, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, and Togo) and in late 2016 and 2017 in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, and it is expected to go further.