Table 1.

Effect of dietary 0.5% Talisia esculenta reserve protein (talisin) on Spodoptera frugiperda larval development.

Parameter	Control	0.5% Talisin
Pupal mass (mg)	275.08 ± 13.25 a	272.86 ± 15.67 a
Larval stage (days)	18.80 ± 0.97 a	19.70 ± 0.78 b
Pupal stage (days)	9.60 ± 0.91 a	10.40 ± 1.01 a
Adult life span (days)	9.66 ± 1.75 a	8.33 ± 1.10 a
Total development time (days)	35.70 ± 2.53 a	39.00 ± 0.89 b
Survival to adulthood (%)	100 a	100 a

Values are the means ± SE. Means on the same line with the same letters do not differ significantly (p < 0.05).