The invasive armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a key pest of maize that has invaded Pakistan causing severe damage and yield losses. The current investigation was directed to visualize fall armyworm infestation on eight of the different maize varieties. Correlation analysis of FAW infestation with weather factors revealed that temperature (max., mean, and min.) had a weak positive effect on fall armyworm infestation (r = 0.139, r = 0.149 and r = 0.159, respectively) while relative humidity played a weak negative (r = -0.104) role in FAW population build-up. A seasonal mean infestation of the pest found maximum on Malka-16 which was statistically higher than any other variety. The lowest invasion was recorded on the P1543 Hybrid (P < 0.05). Similarly, the infestation was significantly highest in the 1st half of November (P < 0.05), a decline in pest population build-up was seen in December possibly by cold weather.
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Influence of Meteorological Factors on Population Dynamics of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, Lepidoptera: Noctuidae and its Varietal Susceptiblilty to FAW
Published:
06 July 2021
by MDPI
in The 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology
session Pest Management
Abstract:
Keywords: Management; MaizeSpodoptera frugiperda; yield losses