ABSTRACT
Stargrasses (Cynodon nlemfuensis Vanderyst var. nlemfuensis) and bermudagrasses (C. dactylon (L.) Persoon) are important warm-season forage grasses, with several cultivars developed for conditions found in central and southern Florida. Major insect pests of these grasses include grass loopers (Mocis spp.) and fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith)), which annually may impose economic losses for beef cattle and hay producers. Population studies conducted ...
<0.0001
Pupal weight (mg) 17.00 1, 12 0.0014
Survival (prop.) 4.60 1, 12 0.0541
TABLE 4. LARVAL WEIGHT (MG) AND DEVELOPMENT TIME TO PUPATION (D) OF
FALL ARMYWORM RICE STRAIN FED SEVEN DIFFERENT CYNODON SPP. GRASSES.
THE TOP 4 LINES ARE STARGRASSES AND THE BOTTOM 3 LINES ARE
BERMUDAGRASSES. MEANS ([+ or -] SE) WITH THE SAME LETTER ARE NOT
SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT (P><0.0001 P = 0.0005
TABLE 5. LARVAL WEIGHT (MG), DEVELOPMENT TIME TO PUPATION (D), AND
PUPAL WEIGHT (MG) OF FALL ARMYWORM CORN STRAIN FED 7 DIFFERENT CYNODON
SPP. GRASSES. THE TOP 4 LINES ARE STARGRASSES AND THE BOTTOM 3 LINES
ARE BERMUDAGRASSES. MEANS ([+ or -] SE) WITH THE SAME LETTER ARE NOT
SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT (P>