Exotic pests and diseases and more commonly endemicestablished pests. It is the best single book available on sugarcane diseases. The sugarcane aphid sca has recently become one of the most important insect pests of grain sorghum and forage sorghums in texas and the southern us. No doubt, pesticides are needed for effective management of insect pests, diseases and weeds, but with special reference to sugarcane diseases, no severe and serious disease damages are recorded. New insect pests of sugarcane in india springerlink. About 288 insect pests are known to attack sugarcane and about 24 of them cause heavy losses in quality as well as in quantity. The paper briefly discussed the main pests of sugarcane in china, and the integrated pest management, including. Diseases and pests of sugarcane in the philippines. Top borer of sugarcane the scientific name of top borer of sugarcane is scirpophaga novella fabricius with family pyralidae and belonging to order lepideoptera. Until recently the sca fed only on sugarcane in the us, but in 20, it was found feeding on sorghum near beaumont, tx. Chapter 01plant diseases, insects and weeds declaration of.
These groupings are somewhat arbitrary and some species may cause more than one type of damage. Matching with long diversity of conditions under which sugarcane is grown in the world, there is wide spectrum of pests and diseases which have come to acquire a place of priority for control on regional or interregional basis due to the agroclimatic management conditions associated with the area. Pest management of sugarcane insects louisiana state. Some examples of overground insect pests in sugarcane. Important natural enemies of sugarcane insect pests parasitoids predators trichogramma spp. The word sugar is known to have derived from the sanskrit word sharkara. Insect management in sugarcane 3 uprooting, and death in heavily infested areas. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
Inheritance of sugarcane borer resistance in sugarcane derived from two measures of insect damage w. A sugarcane grub infestation usually starts at the. Declaration of pests that are public nuisances andor especially injurious. Sugarcane has a thick, tillering stem which is clearly divided into nodes and internodes. Crop protection pest of sugarcane tnau agritech portal. The aesa based ipm sugarcane, was compiled by the niphm working group under the chairmanship of dr. The leaf mineraphanisticus aeneus kerremans, was found to feed on all the species ofsaccharum excepts. 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. Pest management of sugarcane insects involves a multidisciplinary and environmentally sound holistic system which is multitactical. The variety and species of pests in sugarcane crop is astonishing, as mentioned nearly 288 insects from the following orders and families are found in this crop. In this topic various pests, natural enemies and ipm practices for sugarcane are described here ipm strategies for sugarcane vikaspedia notice.
Important natural enemies of sugarcane insect pests. Pests of australian sugarcane sugar research australia. The green cane harvesting represented a significant change in sugarcane ecosystem due to the presence of straw left on the soil and to the absence of fire. Take seed material from short crop 6 to 7 months age free from pests and. In this episode of annadata, viewers will know about the ways of pest control in sugarcane crop. Sugarcane pests, cane, crop, insect, fire, methods and.
In 20, this insect was found for the first time feeding on sorghum in the us. Green cane harvesting can benefit this pest mainly by the elimination of fire, which is responsible for the destruction of adults. The sugarcane crop is subject to the depreda tions of animals, insects and fungous parasites. One of these pests is the giant sugarcane borer, telchin licus drury lepidoptera. Sugarcane fiji disease virus is spread in solomon islands and presumably in other pacific island countries by a species of perkinsiella most likely perkinsiella saccharicida, a planthopper photo 5, which breeds among the young leaves. Other important pests are the larvae of some butterflymoth species, including. Among various factors, insect pests inflict considerable losses which are estimated to be around 20% in cane yield and 15% in sugar recovery avasthy, 1983. The economic importance and cryptic nature of lepidopteran stalk borers, mainly in the families crambidae and pyralidae, closely followed by the scarabaeidae and cercopidae, in sugarcane agriculture, has prompted extensive research into their control using. Inheritance of sugarcane borer resistance in sugarcane. Injury is usually more severe in older ratoon crops and is most evident around the edges of a field.
The list of major that cause economic damage to this crop insects pests of sugarcane are given below, 1. Sugarcane, or sugar cane, or simply cane, are several species of tall perennial true grasses of. Numerous insects feed on sugarcane in florida, which can decrease yield and increase production costs. It also is the basis of large plantation enterprises. Sugarcane growing countries of the world are lying between the latitude 36. Therefore, no need of pesticide has been felt till now. Natural enemies are used such as predators, parasites and pathogenic microorganisms for controlling pest populations or diseases. 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. This sorghumfeeding sca biotype developed because of a genetic change in the existing us population or was intro. Legendre abstract tance and biological control each contribute 25%, and the sugarcane borer diatraea saccharalis fabricius is an im chemical control the remaining 40%. Unlike other common aphid species that feed on sorghum, sugarcane aphids have dark, paired, tailpipelike structures, called cornicles, at the rear, and their tarsi feet are dark at high magnification.
White wooly aphid ceravacuna lanigera is the major insect pest of sugarcane. Encarsia sp eretmocerus sp chrysocharis pentheus aphytis sp lacewing ladybird beetle spider dragonfl y reduviid bug praying mantis. Microbial control of sugarcane insect pests sciencedirect. Sugarcane leaf hoppers attack starts in the end of july or in. The adult planthoppers have wings, allowing them to fly from diseased to healthy plants. Among various factors, insect pests inflict considerable losses which are estimated to be around 20% in. Its young larvae is yellow green in color with two horns. This document discusses characteristics of the sugarcane crop and pests affecting its. 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. Pdf insect pests and their management researchgate. A 100 years of biological control of sugarcane pests in india.
Sugarcane straw and the populations of pests and nematodes. Open planting and good cultivation would certainly act as a great check to the pests of sugarcane sugarcane subject category. The sugarcane aphid sca is currently one of the most important insect pests of grain and forage sorghum in texas. Jul 16, 2014 in this episode of annadata, viewers will know about the ways of pest control in sugarcane crop. Dead heart in month old crop, which can be easily pulled out is due to attack of following pest a. In 1993, the high yielding cultivar lcp85384, rated susceptible to the sugarcane borer was released and replaced the earlier varieties 17. Outbreaks of the diseases fiji leaf gall, orange rust and smut have cost hundreds of millions of dollars and have impacted the sugarcane plant breeding program and onfarm management. 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. V, abbott sugarcane is native to or is grown in some 50 countries or political units within approximately 40 north lati tude to 32 south. The sugarcane aphids seen in 20 were gray to tan or light yellow. The economic importance and cryptic nature of lepidopteran stalk borers, mainly in the families crambidae and pyralidae, closely followed by the scarabaeidae and cercopidae, in sugarcane agriculture, has prompted extensive research into their control using entomopathogenic bacteria, viruses, fungi and nematodes. It is combated by the usual means, and, besides, is fought by fire and the mongoose. The biology and control of weeds in sugarcane 1st edition. Pest management of sugarcane insects louisiana state university.
Biological control of insectpest in sugarcane agropedia. Edis is the electronic data information source of ufifas extension, a collection of information on topics relevant to you. Severe pest and disease outbreaks \u0003in the australian sugarcane industry have caused some heavy losses \u0003to productivity. When you disable javascript, your interaction with the content will be limited. Before 1993, sugarcane acreage in louisiana was predominately planted to two cultivars of sugarcane, rated resistant and moderately resistant to the sugarcane borer cp70321 and cp65357.
Castniidae, which is an important pest in northeastern brazil and that was reported in sao paulo in 2007 almeida et al. The biology and control of weeds in sugarcane provides a comprehensive discussion of the problems of weed control in sugarcane against the background of worldwide cultivation, with emphasis on taiwans intensive pattern of crop farming. The laminar pubescence and colour did not appear to play any role in antixenosis. 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. Stem borer of sugarcane the scientific name of stem borer of sugarcane is chilo infuscatellus snellen with family. Sugarcane is grown chiefly in the main season december may in the entire. Commodities and products see more details in the philippines.
This new edition incorporates most of it, providing both the laboratory and field sugarcane pathologist a complete and authoritative guide to the major sugarcane diseases of the world. Give hot water treatment before planting presoak the setts in 0. Early shoot borer and white wooly aphids are important insectpests of sugarcane. Sugarcane production in china has a prolonged history since fourth century bc. By ziaulhussnain, asia naheed and saadia rizwana shakarganj sugar research institute, jhang, pakistan abstract sugarcane saccharum sp.
The population levels of other common caterpillars in sugarcane, such as. Some interesting examples of different group of natural enemies are. The present systematic position, distribution and the range of alternative host plants are surveyed and the life cycle and the extent of damage caused by the pest are considered in detail. The sugarcane aphid originally fed only on sugarcane in the us. It is an important crop for thousands of small farmers with only a few acres. Pest density and yield response studies involve these insects and landscape host plant perspectives including greenhouse biomass experiments enhancing bioenergy and conventional cropping system compatibility. The order of presentation of species follows that in pests of australian sugarcane 1993. This map depicts the distribution of sugarcane in the world.
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