%0 Journal Article
%@ 0367-8288
%A Jaba, J
%A Sathish, K
%A Mishra, S P
%D 2020
%F icrisat:11672
%I The Entomological Society of India
%J Indian Journal of Entomology
%K Spodoptera frugiperda, Artificial diet, Sorghum, Chickpea, Maize, Fecundity, Biology, Morphometrics, Length, Width, Weight, Lifecycle
%N 3
%P 543
%T Biology of fall army worm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) on artificial diets
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/11672/
%V 82
%X Fall army worm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is one of the important  invasive pests causing economic losses to maize, sorghum and other millets. This study aims to develop  suitable cost-effective crop based artificial diet for its rearing and evaluates the biology under laboratory  conditions. Study revealed that the least life cycle period (egg to adult) was obtained with sorghum+  chickpea based diet (D1: 31-39 days) as compared to sorghum based diet(D2: 37-44 days) and maize+  chickpea based diet (D3: 40-48 days). Fully developed larvae measured longer, broader and heavier  when reared on D1, also the fecundity was maximum. A cheap artificial diet to rear S. frugiperda is thus  developed in this study.
%Z The authors thank the Research Technician Mr  Rajendra Kumar for help in the laboratory rearing.  The research was partially supported by the CGIAR  CRP-Grain Legumes Dry land Cereals and it is duly  acknowledged.