Basic Developmental Characteristics of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Reared under Laboratory Conditions

Table 1

Female Spodoptera frugiperda fecundity, egg hatchability, and incubation period under insectary conditions.

Parameters	Mean ± std	Range
		Minimum	Maximum
No of egg masses/female	6 ± 2	2	11
No of eggs/egg mass	88 ± 4	29	237
No of eggs/female	469 ± 2	117	1184
% hatchability	85 ± 2	80	87
Incubation period (days)	2.75 ± 0.15	2	3