Observation on Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Maize Under Laboratory Conditions | ||||
| Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology | ||||
| Article 10, Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2021, Page 99-104 PDF (451.34 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/eajbsa.2021.152337 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Muhammad Ramzan1; Haroon, Ilahi2; Muhammad, Adnan3; Aziz Ullah4; Atta Ullah5 | ||||
| 1State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China | ||||
| 2Department of Agriculture (Soil Sciences), University of Swabi, Pakistan | ||||
| 3Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Pakistan | ||||
| 4Department of Horticulture, University of Agriculture, Peshawar | ||||
| 5Department of Agriculture (Plant Pathology), University of Swabi, Pakistan | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Spodoptera frugiperda is native to tropical and subtropical areas of the world and consider an invasive species in Pakistan since 2019. It is spreading continuously and become a threat to horticultural as well as agricultural crops especially maize all over the world. The developmental duration of each S. frugiperda stage was recorded on maize leaves under laboratory conditions. The embryonic period was 2.32 ± 0.22 days. The developmental duration of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th larval instars were 2.37, 2.09, 2.01, 2.02, 2.27 and 5.10 days, respectively while the total larval period was 14-16 days. Female was long-lived as compared to male. The current study concluded that Fall armyworm, S. frugiperda is a primary pest and threat to vegetative as well as reproductive parts of maize crop which cause significant economic losses. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Biological studies; Fall armyworm; Invasive alien species; Maize crops; Pakistan | ||||
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