Bionomics of Fall Army Worm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) on Maize

Authors

  • N. T. Dileep Kumar Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore 560065, Karnataka
  • K. Murali Mohan Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore 560065, Karnataka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.532

Keywords:

Spodoptera frugiperda, bionomics, invasive, incubation period, larval period, pupal period, longevity, total life cycle, instars, oviposition period, post-oviposition period

Abstract

The fall army worm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) is an invasive pest in India on maize crop, and noticed to be polyphagous. Its biology was studied under laboratory conditions at the Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. The incubation, total larval and pupal period were observed to be of 2.80, 15.70 and 10.04 days, respectively. The total lifecycle of male and female took 35.05 and 38.30 days, respectively. Preoviposition, oviposition and post-oviposition period were 2.95, 3.10 and 4.50 days, respectively.

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Published

2023-12-01

How to Cite

Dileep Kumar, N. T., & Murali Mohan, K. (2023). Bionomics of Fall Army Worm <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> (J. E. Smith) on Maize. Indian Journal of Entomology, 85(4), 991–993. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.532

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Volume 85, Issue 4, December 2023

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