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

Abstract

The fall army worm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) is an invasive pest in India on maize crop, andnoticed to be polyphagous. Its biology was studied under laboratory conditions at the Department ofAgricultural 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 totallifecycle of male and female took 35.05 and 38.30 days, respectively. Preoviposition, oviposition and postoviposition period were 2.95, 3.10 and 4.50 days, respectively.