COMPARATIVE BIOLOGICAL DATA OF Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. SMITH, 1797) (LEPDOTERA: NOCTUIDAE) IN COTTON AND MAIZE

Authors

  • Valquíria da R. S. Veloso UFG
  • José Roberto P. Parra ESALQ/USP
  • Octávio Nakano ESALQ/USP

Abstract

This research deals with the compared biology of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smnith, 1797) on a natural diet consisting of leaves of the cotton plant (cultivar ";IAC-17"; and leaves of a hybrid corn plant (";HMD-7974";)). The experiment was carried out under the following conditions: temperature, 25 +/- 2°C, moisture, 60 +/- 10% R.H. light, a 14-hour photoperiod. The following biological parameters were observed: egg stage: incubation period and viability; larval stage duration, number of instars, weight and viability; pupal stage: duration, weight and viability; adult stage: preoviposition period, fecundity and longevity. Generally speaking within these parameters, the results differed statistically, showing that the insects prefer the leaves of the corn plant.

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Published

2007-11-20

How to Cite

VELOSO, V. da R. S.; PARRA, J. R. P.; NAKANO, O. COMPARATIVE BIOLOGICAL DATA OF Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. SMITH, 1797) (LEPDOTERA: NOCTUIDAE) IN COTTON AND MAIZE. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 13, n. 1, p. 127–140, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2442. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.

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