%O 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.
%K Spodoptera frugiperda, Artificial diet, Sorghum, Chickpea, Maize, Fecundity, Biology, Morphometrics, Length, Width, Weight, Lifecycle
%A J Jaba
%A K Sathish
%A S P Mishra
%I The Entomological Society of India
%V 82
%L icrisat11672
%J Indian Journal of Entomology
%N 3
%P 543
%R doi:10.5958/0974-8172.2020.00135.2
%D 2020
%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.
%T Biology of fall army worm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) on artificial diets