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The various aspects of the biology of the cotton leaf-worm ,Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) ((Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)where it fed on four different vegetable plants okra , squash,cabbage and green beans to study the effect of these host plants on the developmental stages, fecundity and life table parameters under laboratory conditions of (25±1°C) and 75±5%R.H.Obtanied results and statistical analysis cleared that the developmental stages, fecundity and life table parameters affected by different hosts whereas the life cycle(39.6±1.46±2.3, 34±2.07 and35.8±4.08) ,oviposition period (5.4±1.1, 9.2 ±1.3, 9.4±1.14&9.6±1.5) and an averages numbers of eggs (660,448,860&391)green beans, okra, cabbage and squash respectively. okra and squash provide the shortest generation time (G) and longevity as well as greatest fecundity (F)which increased (exprm)to. okra and squash was the most suitable tested host, and cabbage was the least suitable one green beans was of intermediate suitability.

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