The sorghum shootfly, Atherigona soccata Rondani, is a major seedling pest of sorghum in Egypt particularly in Sohag province.  Rearing of shootfly on seven sorghum cultivars (Giza 15, Giza 113, Local 29, Dorado, Mina, Shandweel 1 and Shandweel 2) plus maize variety Giza 2 as compared with sorghum varieties in the laboratory at Faculty of Agriculture, South Valley University.  Results indicated that, the average larval duration varied from 11.8 days on variety Dorado to 0.63 days on variety maize Giza 2.  But the pupal duration were 12.7 days on the variety Dorado to 7.58 days on the variety Giza 15.  There were no larval survival on the variety Giza 2 to reach pupal stage.