The aim of this work was to study the biology of Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) and to elaborate the fertility life table of the insect in five strains of corn from the Programa de Melhoramento de Milho da Embrapa Clima Temperado, in Brazil. The following variables were determined: duration and survival of the egg, larval, pre-pupal and pupal phases, pupal weight, deformation, longevity, fecundity and duration of pre-oviposition. The strain M89611 did not allow the insects to lay eggs. The duration of the periods of larvae, pre-pupae, pupae and adults was 10.67, 1.22, 2.13 and 21.33 days, respectively. The pupal weight for this strain was 0.129 and 0.091 g for females and males, respectively. The deformations were 25%, and the longevity was 21.3 days. S. frugiperda increased 20.22 times in each generation for the M89420 strain, with an average of 37.26 days, and the finite rate of increase was 1.06668. The strain M89611 affected the biology of S. frugiperda, whereas the strain M89287 provided greater viability of the development stages, while strain M89420 provided the highest net reproductive rates.
Noctuidae; fall armyworm; resistance; pest