TY - JOUR AU - Sushmita, AU - Sharma, Pawan K. AU - Sood, Ajay K. PY - 2026/06/01 Y2 - 2026/06/14 TI - Seasonal Dynamics of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) on Maize in Himachal Pradesh JF - Himachal Journal of Agricultural Research JA - hjar VL - 49 IS - 1 SE - Short Communication DO - UR - https://hjar.org/article/view/172448 SP - 131-133 AB - Seasonal dynamics of fall armyworm, <em>Spodoptera frugiperda</em> on maize was carried out at Experimental Farm, Department of Entomology and Research Farm, Department of Seed Science and Technology, CSK HPKV Palampur during <em>kharif</em> 2021 and 2022. Insect population initiated during 25<sup>th</sup> SMW and reached the peak level of 1.8 larvae per five infested plants in 27<sup>th</sup> SMW during 2021 and 1.6 larvae per five infested plants during 2022 in 30<sup>th</sup> and 31<sup>st</sup> SMW which declined thereafter and remained associated with crop till harvesting upto 39<sup>th</sup> SMW. ER -