【Aim】From the perspective of the farmland landscape in north China composed of Bt cotton and corn,the research aims to explore the influence of different hosts on hardiness of the overwintering generation of Helicoverpa armigera. 【Methods】H. armigera larvae were inoculated on Bt cotton and corn in the field of scientific base in Langfang,Heibei,2013. During this period,the pupation rate,diapause rate and emergence rate of overwintering pupae of H. armigera feeding on different types of crops were detected and compared. Indoors,H. armigera l...