ADULT CALOSOMA SAYI (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE) AS A PREDATOR ON FALL ARMYWORM PUPAE

Pupae of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), placed on the soil surface or partially buried under laboratory conditions, were readily consumed by adult Calosoma sayi DeJean. Predation did not occur when pupation in the soil occurred naturally or when pupae were artificially buried in the soil at various depths.