In this article, the selection of tebufenozide to beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua Hübner) was studied by the treatments to alternative generations’ 3rd-instar larvae with LC50 dose and to continuous generations’ larvae with LC10 dose; the effects of tebufenozide on the biological characteristics of current and subsequent generations were examined by the treatments to 3rd-instar larvae and egg pods in different concentrations. After treatments with LC50 dose till F11, the toxicity of tebufenozide to beet armyworm had no significant change, whereas the pupation rate, pupal weight, and fecundity were reduced markedly. After treatments with LC10 dose till F19, the beet armyworm only developed 3.52-fold resistance, and the main biological characteristics were nearly accordant in each generation. The livability was reduced 72 h later after treatments to 3rd-instar larvae, respectively in 2.5-40 μg mL-1, and larval duration, pupation rate, and pupal weight changed considerably with the increase in concentrations. The fecundity, larval livability, larval weight and pupal weight of subsequent generations were reduced as the dose increased over 10 μg mL-1. The hatching rate of egg pods did not differ with that of the controls obviously after treatment in 10-300 μg mL-1. But the larval livability, larval weight and pupal weight were reduced when eggs were exposed to 50 μg mL-1 dose or more. The results indicated that tebufenozide had low resistance risk to the current and subsequent generations of beet armyworm even if tebufenozide had significant effects on the biological characteristics of this insect. In this article, the selection of tebufenozide to beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua Hübner) was studied by the treatments to alternative generations ’3rd-instar larvae with LC50 dose and to sequential generations’ larvae with LC10 dose; the effects of tebufenozide on the biological characteristics of current and subsequent generations were examined by the treatments to 3rd-instar larvae and egg pods in different concentrations. After treatments with LC50 dose till F11, the toxicity of tebufenozide to beet armyworm had no significant change, an the pupation rate, pupal weight, After treatment with LC10 dose till F19, the beet armyworm only developed 3.52-fold resistance, and the main biological characteristics were reduced accord to in each generation. The livability was reduced 72 h later after treatments to 3rd-instar larvae , respectively in 2.5-40 μg mL-1, and larval duration, pupation rate, and pupal weight changed considerably with the increase in concentrations. The fecundity, larval livability, larval weight and pupal weight of subsequent generations were reduced as the dose increased over 10 μg mL-1. The hatching rate of egg pods did not differ with that of the controls obviously after treatment in 10 -300 μg mL-1. But the larval livability, larval weight and pupal weight were reduced when eggs were exposed to 50 μg mL-1 dose or more. The results indicated that tebufenozide had low resistance risk to the current and subsequent generations of beet armyworm even if tebufenozide had significant effects on the biological characteristics of this insect.