Studies on basic developmental characteristic of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) on maize Chaudhary D.V.*, Patel P.S., Thakar P.K. Department of Entomology, C.P. College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar - 385 506, Gujarat, India *Corresponding authors' E-mail : dvpatel1497@gmail.com, Orcid ID: 0000-0001-9510-4555
Online published on 4 March, 2024. Abstract During studies on the biology of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), on maize a gravid female was seen depositing eggs, with a fecundity of 1130 eggs. The incubation time, total larval duration, pre-pupal phase, and pupal period were observed to be 2-3, 15-18, 2-3, and 7-11 days, respectively. Male and female life cycles were found to be 32-38 and 34-42 days, respectively. Top Keywords Biology, Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda and Zea mays L.. Top |