• Abhisekh Sharma
• G. Komala

The Fall armyworm FAW, Spodopterafrugiperda (J.E.Smith) is a notorious insect of high dispersal ability, voracious feeding, wide host range, and high fecundity that make it one of the most severe economic pest. This devastating insect-pest, officially reported in Nigeria in West Africa in 2016 and rapidly spread across 44 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, In July 2018 it was confirmed in India (Karnataka) and Yemen. It belongs to the Lepidoptera family under order Noctuidae. The pest is reported to infest over 80 plant species, with a high preference for maize. Fall armyworm damages leaves, tassels as tattered holes. Heavy feeding may result in the appearance of hail-damaged corn. In many parts of Africa and Asia, the ideal climatic conditions for fall army worm existing and the availability of sufficient host plants indicate that the pest may produce many generations in a single season and is likely to result in the pest becoming endemic to those regions. Plentiful research is going on for a general common management practice for fall armyworm to protect fields. The key to their management is to detect emerging fall armyworm infestations before they cause economic damage. Different Integrated pest management measures and bionomics are discussed in this review paper.

Bionomics, Spodoptera frugiperda, Entomopathogens, Management, Abiotic factors

"INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT AND BIONOMICS OF FALL ARMYWORM (FAW) ON MAIZE – A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no.1481-1491, December-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012194.pdf

"INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT AND BIONOMICS OF FALL ARMYWORM (FAW) ON MAIZE – A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no. pp1481-1491, December-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012194.pdf