| 英文摘要 |
Fall armyworm (FAW)(Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith, 1797))(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is an important agricultural pest. It has rapidly spread through Asia and Oceania from its native distribution of tropical and subtropical North America and has been recorded on 354 plant species from more than 76 families. FAW invaded Taiwan in 2019 and has significantly reduced crop yield of maize (Zea mays L.) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)). FAW also feeds on leaves of some crops of Solanaceae, such as tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) and pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). Tomato crops are widely planted and have a high economic value in Taiwan. In this study, we tested whether two commercial tomato varieties, Rosa and FMTT593, are suitable host plants for FAW. In addition, leaves of the experimental tomato line (L390), maize (Tainong No. 1) and artificial diets were used as controls to do life history experiments. The developmental periods were 29.8 days for population fed on Rosa leaves, 29.2 days for population fed on L390 leaves, 17.4 days for population fed on maize leaves, and 19.7 days for population fed on artificial diets. The larvae fed on FMTT593 leaves did not survive. All collected data were analyzed by using TWOSEX-MSChart and the results show that the intrinsic rate (r) was 0.0338 day-1 for Rosa, 0.1030 day-1 for L390, 0.1490 day-1 for maize, and 0.1784 day-1 for artificial diet. We conclude that tomato is not a suitable host plant for FAW, even though individuals can feed on the leaves and can complete their life cycles on L390 and Rosa. This study contributes to the development of an integrated pest management (IPM) strategy to manage damage caused by FAW in Taiwan. |