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

Table 3

Spodoptera frugiperda pupal duration and development.

Pupal parameters		Sample size (n)	Mean ± std. dev	Range
				Minimum	Maximum
Pupal weight (g)	Male	50	0.25 ± 0.001	0.20	0.30
	Female	50	0.35 ± 0.011	0.25	0.45
Pupal length (cm)	Male	50	1.45 ± 0.016	1.3	1.6
	Female	50	1.72 ± 0.014	1.5	1.9
Pupal duration (days)		100	10.35 ± 0.29	8	14
% emergence		100	80.25 ± 1.281	60	94