Biology and nutrition of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) fed on different food sources

ABSTRACT: We studied Spodoptera frugiperda development using different food sources in the laboratory and field. Newly hatched larvae were fed soybean, cotton, maize, wheat, and oat leaves. An artificial diet was used as the control. Duration of pre-pupal, pupal, and larva-adult period, pupal weight...

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Main Authors: Débora Mello da Silva, Adeney de Freitas Bueno, Karine Andrade, Cristiane dos Santos Stecca, Pedro Manuel Oliveira Janeiro Neves, Maria Cristina Neves de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Scientia Agricola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162017000100018&lng=en&tlng=en