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Evaluation of cotton, sweet potato, peanut, and black nightshade on the fitness of Spodoptera litura Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a highly destructive pest that feeds on and causes significant yield losses in a wide range of host plants. In this study, we evaluated the host suitability and population growth of the insect reared on four host plants, cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L., CCRI 49), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L., Pushu 32), peanut (Arachis hypogaea L., Yuhua 22), and black nightshade (Solanum nigrum L.) using an age-stage, two-sex life table method. The results showed that the larval development time (24.77 d) recorded on cotton was significantly longer than the other three host plants. The highest fecundity (F = 930.2 eggs per female) and net reproductive rate (R0 = 372.1) were observed on peanut. The intrinsic rate of increase (r) and the finite rate of increase (λ) on sweet potato (r = 0.128 d−1, λ = 1.137 d−1) and peanut (r = 0.131 d−1, λ = 1.140 d−1) were significantly higher than those reared on cotton (r = 0.120 d−1, λ = 1.128 d−1) and black nightshade (r = 0.122 d−1, λ = 1.130 d−1). Population projection revealed that total S. litura population growth was the lowest on cotton. This study would be useful for providing the foundation for further assessment of S. litura damage against to crops and for establishing corresponding integrated pest management programs in the field.

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This research was supported by the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; the Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund (No.1610162021034); and Science and Technology Bureau of the Seventh Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (2021C01).

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  1. Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China

    Meng Zhang, Xiangliang Ren, Hongyan Hu, Yan Ma & Xiaoyan Ma

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    Meng Zhang, Xiangliang Ren, Yan Ma & Xiaoyan Ma

  3. State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China

    Xiangliang Ren, Hongyan Hu, Dan Wang, Xianpeng Song, Yan Ma & Xiaoyan Ma

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Zhang, M., Ren, X., Hu, H. et al. Evaluation of cotton, sweet potato, peanut, and black nightshade on the fitness of Spodoptera litura Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Int J Trop Insect Sci 43, 183–192 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-022-00930-3

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