Insect Pests of Bananas and Plantains in India
Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda
Fall armyworm is primarily a pest of maize and sorghum and polyphagous on several host plants including banana
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Egg mass of fall armyworm
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Egg mass of fall armyworm
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Early stage larva
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Fall armyworm on maize
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Fall armyworm on maize
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Fall armyworm on maize
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Fall armyworm on maize
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Fall armyworm on maize
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Fall armyworm on maize
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Fall armyworm on banana leaf
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Fall armyworm on maize
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Full grown larva feeding on maize leaf
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Full grown larva feeding on maize leaf
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Full grown larva feeding on maize leaf
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Full grown larva feeding on maize leaf
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Full grown larva feeding on maize leaf
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Full grown larva feeding on maize leaf
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Full grown larva feeding on banana
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Full grown larva feeding on banana foliage
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Full grown larva feeding on banana leaf
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Full grown larva feeding on banana leaf
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Head of fall armyworm
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Anal end of larva of fall armyworm
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Pupa
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Pupa
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Pupal apex
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Pupa - apex
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Adult moth
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Campoletis chlorideae, a parasitoid of FAW
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Chelonus sp., an egg-larval parasitoid of FAW
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