Investigation of the natural enemies on Spodoptera frugiperda(Smith)larvae in the field of Luohe,Henan
To clarify the natural enemy resources of Spodoptera frugiperda in the Luohe area,Henan,we investigated and collected the larvae from local plants,including spring maize,summer maize,winter wheat,and self-grown maize seedlings,for indoor rearing observation.The results showed that the species of natural enemies were parasitic wasps,entomopathogenic fungi,and entomopathogenic nematodes,with a parasitism or infection rate ranging from 0~43.75%,0~32.95%,and 0~23.08%,respectively.The species of parasitic wasps have been identified,including Campoletis chlorideae,Chelonus formosanus,Microplitis manilae,Microplitis mediator,and Mesochorus disceitergus.Of these,C.chlorideae was the dominant species,accounting for 87.50%of the parasitic wasps.The entomopathogenic fungi included Metarhizium spp.and Beauveria spp.,with Metarhizium spp.being the predominant species.This study provided fundamental data for the sustainable control of S.frugiperda in Luohe City.