The potential of using different legume species in a push-pull approach to manage Spodoptera frugiperda in maize in China

Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith), a notorious pest native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, has recently invaded China, causing substantial damage to crops, particularly maize. The push-pull strategy has been reported to be an effective prevention measure for FAW in Africa, with maize-soybean intercropping significantly reducing FAW infestation. To assess the potential of legume hosts as “push” or “pull” plants to control FAW in maize, we employed life-table analysis and indoor cage tests to investigate the offspring performance, feeding and oviposition preference of FAW on five selected legume species, namely, mung bean (Vigna radiata L.), soybean (Glycine max L.), kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), red bean (Vigna angularis Willd.), and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp), with maize (Zea mays L.) as a control. Mung bean and cowpea were subsequently selected as repellent and attractant plants, respectively, to study FAW infestation levels in maize in the fie..., , , # The potential of using different legume species in a push-pull approach to manage *Spodoptera frugiperda* in maize in China

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.rjdfn2zks](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.rjdfn2zks)

## Description of the data and file structure

Excel file containing the data of the publication: The potential of using different legume species in a push-pull approach to manage *Spodoptera frugiperda* in maize in China.

* Table 1-3. contains: Developmental duration, Survival rate, Pupal weight, Adult pre-oviposition period (APOP), Total pre-oviposition period (TPOP), Fecundity, Oviposition period, Intrinsic rate of increase (*r* ), Finite rate of increase (λ), Net reproductive rate (*R*0) and Mean generation time (*T*) of *Spodoptera frugiperda* reared on maize, mung bean, soybean, kidney bean, red bean, and cowpea.
* Table 4-5. contains: Fecundity of *Spodoptera frugiperda* in the choice treatment and no-choice treatments.
* Fig 2-4. contains: Age-stage-specific surviv...