Fall armyworm life cycle

Life cycle of Fall Army worm

1. Fall Armyworm Spodoptera fugiperda - D.Balaraju , SMS – Plant Protection Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Yagantipalle , Kurnool Dt. Life Cycle and Identification marks for

2. Life cycle of Fall Armyworm Egg (2 – 7 days) Pupa (8 – 30 days) Larva (14 – 30 days) Adult (7 – 21 days) LIFE CYCLE Spodoptera fugiperda (30 – 90 days)

3. Identification marks for Spodoptera fugiperda

4. Life cycle of Spodoptera fugiperda Look for inverted ‘Y’ shaped suture in the front side of the head. The suture colour is different from head colour

5. Look for four dark pimple like spots with hair arranged in perfect square shape , on 2 nd last segment , the arrangement of which is different from spots of other segments.

6. Life cycle of Spodoptera fugiperda Look for dark pimple like spots with hair on dorsal side all over the body on all segments.

7. Got all ? ….. Yes, it is most likely Spodoptera fugiperda ... Your guess is right…. Spots with hair all over body …. Spots in perfect square on 2 nd last segment …. Inverted ‘Y’ shape suture on head ….

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