Investigation of strains resistance level and microbial association of Spodoptera frugiperda Smith

Abstract

The present experiment was conducted in the laboratory Department of Entomology, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur during the year from 2020 to 2022. The present investigation was aimed with the following objectives namely, (i) to find out the prevalence of strain of Spodoptera frugiperda present in Eastern India, (ii) to study the degree of resistance acquired by Spodoptera frugiperda against selected insecticides, (iii) to find out the association of microbiomes with Spodoptera frugiperda and (iv) detection of larval parasitoid of Spodoptera frugiperda. The fall armyworm (FAW) larvae had identical morphological characteristics and were identified as S. frugiperda. newline