About 288 insect pests are known to attack sugarcane and about 24 of them cause heavy losses in quality as well as in quantity. Make sure that you, your staff and your contractors are familiar with these pests and diseases, any of which would have serious consequences should they make it through border controls. But, cane losses due to individual borers had been. Sugarcane, saccharum officinarum, is a perennial grass in the family poaceae grown for its stem cane which is primarily used to produce sucrose. First is direct injury done to the plant by the feeding insect, which eats leaves or burrows in stems, fruit, or roots. The lecture is divided into several sections including us sugarcane production, a brief list of the insect pests present in the sugarcane agroecosystem, and examples of chemical control, biological control, plant resistance, and cultural control strategies practiced by the sugarcane industry against stemborers. These groupings are somewhat arbitrary and some species may cause more than one type of damage. Hemiptera represent one of the greatest threats to agricultural production worldwide.
The 11th congress of the international society of sugar cane technologists 1962 passed a resolution calling for a book on sugarcane pests that would summarise present knowledge and clarify trends of thought on pest problems of outstanding importance or interest. However, a proper insect pest management program will minimize losses to insects and ensure appropriate insecticide use. Your gift will go 100% to plantvillage and is tax free in the usa. Sugarcane is infested by about more than 200 insects of which. Five new insect pests were observed to infest sugarcane at kannur in kerala and at coimbatore in tamil nadu, india. The perspective of pest management of sugarcane insects involves a multidisciplinary and environmentally sound holistic system that is multitactical, sustainable, and has proactive vision. The efficiency of telenomus busseolae gahan hymenoptera. Common insect pests of tomatoes vegetable resources. This approach is called integrated pest management, or ipm, and. Pests of australian sugarcane sugar research australia. Insect pest management aims to decrease insect populations to acceptable levels while maintaining the environmental and economic sustainability of sugarcane production. The word sugar is known to have derived from the sanskrit word sharkara. Pest management of sugarcane insects louisiana state university.
On an average, sugarcane suffers about 20% and 19% yield losses for insect pests and diseases, respectively sps, 20. Insect and noninsect pests damage sugarcane in both tropical and. Pdf insect pests and their management researchgate. High priority exotic pest threats to the sugarcane industry. New insect pests of sugarcane in india springerlink. Some examples of underground insect pests in sugarcane common name scientific name order or family sugarcane grub tomarus subtropicus scarabaeidae giant termite mastotermes darwiniensis mastotermitidae ants all species formicidae sugarcane whitefly aleurolobus barodensis stratiomyidae burrowiung bug scaptocoris talpa cydnidae. Hemipteran pests directly injure plants as well as vector diseasecausing plant pathogens. Stripping of cane leaves may minimize attack select and plant the scale insect free setts avoid water stagnation for the longer period detrash the crop at 150th and 210th day of planting. Download our new sugarcane aphid scouting guide for kansas here. Natural enemies are used such as predators, parasites and pathogenic microorganisms for controlling pest populations or diseases. Be on guard for new forage insect pests in missouri crops. Insects free fulltext hemipteran pests of sugarcane in.
Pdf sugarcane is a long duration crop of 1012 months and therefore is liable to be attacked by a number of insect pests. These pests can be managed by using sticky red sphere traps. Sugarcane stem borers of the colombian cauca river. Biological control of insectpest in sugarcane agropedia. Insect pest scientific name family order chilo infuscatellus. Sugar cane borers stem borer, top borer, gurdaspur borer and root borers are the serious pests of sugarcane crop throughout pakistan each sugar mill provides granular insecticides of worth approx. Growers must be prepared to scout and prevent injury from insects. The biology, ecology, and pest management of these insects are discussed. Sugarcane entomology section deals with research activities related to control of insect pests. Sugarcane pests and diseases pdf free download epdf. Natural enemies particularly insect parasitoids are important components of control strategies used against borers in most industries of sugar world padmanabhan et al. Give hot water treatment before planting presoak the setts in 0. Insects in sugarcane sugarcane handbook publications. Pdf insect pests of sugarcane and their management.
This publication provides information on the biology and management of. Pests of stored foodpantry pests pantry pests covered in this section are grouped into insects beetles, moths and noninsects mites. Intensity of infestation and extent of damage are known to vary. The apple maggot is the most destructive pest of apples grown in home orchards. Biocontrol of insect pest of sugarcane crop through artificial rearing of. Mohyuddin skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Control information for the sugarcane borer and other insect pests of sugarcane cultural practices and varietal resistance. Sugarcane diseases and pests, description, uses, propagation. There are hundreds of pest species of this type, both in larvae and adults, among orthopterans, homopterans, heteropterans, coleopterans, lepidopterans, and. Insect pests can be a major limiting factor in grain sorghum production in georgia.
Insects are responsible for two major kinds of damage to growing crops. Pdf improving biological control of stalk borers in. Your use of this pdf, the bioone complete website, and all posted and associated content indicates your. The leaf mineraphanisticus aeneus kerremans, was found to feed on all the species ofsaccharum excepts. From theory to practice is an important source of information on microbial control agents and their implementation in a variety of crops and their use against medical and veterinary vector insects, in urban homes and other structures, in turf and lawns, and in rangeland and forests. Thus, continual research is needed to identify these changes and develop. Microbial control of insect and mite pests 1st edition. Sugarcane has a thick, tillering stem which is clearly divided into nodes and internodes.
Some interesting examples of different group of natural enemies are. Sugarcane borers, pyrilla, bugs, thrips, mites, grass hoppers, and army worm are dangerous pests during the growing season. New pests with the potential to damage pastures and reduce hay yield include sugarcane aphids, which moved in. The order of presentation of species follows that in pests of australian sugarcane 1993. In monetary term, the indian agriculture currently suffers almost an annual loss of about rs 8. Insects free fulltext hemipteran pests of sugarcane. Microbial control of sugarcane pests from theory to pratice, publisher.
Facknath skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Agricultural insect pests seem to develop when we least expect them, he says. The laminar pubescence and colour did not appear to play any role in antixenosis. In 5 10 days, the eggs hatch a maggot that burrows through the fruit.
Louisiana insect pest management guide lsu agcenter. Sugarcane is scientifically known as saccharam officinarum it is believed to be originated from south and southeast asia india is the second largest producer of cane sugar next to brazil sugarcane is infested by 287 species of insect and non insect pests. Scelionidae used alone or in combination with silicon fertilization was investigated for controlling the sugarcane stalk borers under field conditions. Numerous insects feed on sugarcane in florida, which can decrease yield and increase production costs. Chapter 5 major insect pests of grain sorghum in arkansas. The formosan subterranean termite has been reported attacking sugarcane in china, hawaii, and other regions, but this is thought to be the first record of the species infesting cane in louisiana. Termites of various species are known to attack sugarcane throughout the tropics, and in some areas termites are the primary insect pests of cane. Scouting should begin midjuly and continue until sorghum reaches physiological maturity, as sugarcane aphids will feed in panicles right through grain fill. Plantvillage is an open access public resource at penn state that aims to help smallholder farmers grow more food.
So far about 70 species of insect pests have been identified in bangladesh of which the most damaging are top shoot borer, stem borer and rootstock borer. Biological control of sugarcane pests in mauritius. Sugarcane pests and diseases this page is intentionally left blank sugarcane pests and diseasesprof. Aesa based ipm sugarcane 1 aesa based ipm package for sugarcane sugarcane plant description. Microbial control of insect and mite pests, edition. This document addresses the management of five major insect pests of sugarcane produced in southern florida. The paper briefly discussed the main pests of sugarcane in china, and the integrated pest management, including. Maize corn diseases and pests, description, uses, propagation.
Drought is the most important constraint for the sugarcane production, and other key limitations include low temperature, frost, insect pests mainly borers, aphids, thripid and scarabs, diseases. Chemical control of insect pests of sugarcane has given nonsignificant results and has added higher costs to production. Additional insects, now considered to be minor pests, may pose greater threats in future years. Emphasis has been placed on the major insect pests and their management. Please consider donating link and helping us, help smallholder farmers. Insecticides used in this guide listed by their trade name, common name, chemical name and manufacturer. Be on guard for new forage insect pests in missouri.
Pdf sugarcane insect pests find, read and cite all the research you. The effect of harvesting and replanting on arthropod ground predators in florida sugarcane. Baits for sampling wireworms in southern floridas agricultural fields. Dec, 2016 stripping of cane leaves may minimize attack select and plant the scale insect free setts avoid water stagnation for the longer period detrash the crop at 150th and 210th day of planting. Sugarcane aphids are capable of very high rates of reproduction and produce copious amounts of honeydew. However, many of these pests are not restricted to either group and will infest food, fabric, as well as many other similar items of plant or animal origin. The list of major that cause economic damage to this crop insects pests of sugarcane are given below, 1. Hemipteran pests of sugarcane in north america mdpi. It was reported as a minor pest of sugarcane in assam, nagaland, sikkim, tripura, u.
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