Miscellaneous Insect Pests of Florida Sugarcane
This 8-page fact sheet is a minor revision. The insects and mites discussed in this publication are occasional pests of sugarcane in Florida or are arthropods of concern although their pest status has not been determined.
Gregg S. Nuessly +3 more
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Artificial Diet for Immatures of Sphenophorus levis Vaurie, 1978 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Based on a Multidimensional Model [PDF]
Pest attacks, especially by Sphenophorus levis, are a factor affecting sugarcane production. As the pest’s life habits make chemical control difficult, efforts are focused on finding integrated management alternatives.
Luana Viana Faria +3 more
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Abundance of Soil Insect Pests in Florida Sugarcane
This 6-page fact sheet written by Ron Cherry, Mabry McCray, Hardev Sandhu, and Michael Karounos and published by the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department is intended to inform sugarcane growers, scouts, pesticide applicators, and researchers about fluctuations of economically important sugarcane pests and ...
Ron Cherry +3 more
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Feeding and Growth Response of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) towards Different Host Plants [PDF]
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a major migratory polyphagous insect pest of various crops. The essential nutrient and mineral profile of the host plants determines the feeding fitness of herbivorous insects.
Muhammad Saqib Ajmal +5 more
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Interactions between ants and mealybugs in sugarcane: species and effects on insect pests [PDF]
ABSTRACT The objective of this work was to evaluate ant species interacting with mealybugs in sugarcane plantations, the frequency of occurrence, and the effects of the interaction with ants on mealybug population size. The data was collected in a sugarcane plantation area in Seropedica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The insect species were collected from 70
Johnatan Jair de Paula Marchiori +4 more
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Growth, Yield, Quality and Insect-Pests in Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) as Affected by Differential Regimes of Irrigation and Potash under Stressed Conditions [PDF]
This paper describes the evaluation of some environmentally sound tactics developed for raising insect-pests damage free sugarcane crop in subtropical India. Six ecology based approaches were employed: timing irrigation and urea application, mechanical removal of damaging stages of pests and crop residues, earthing up, propping of cane stalks ...
Rajan Bhatt +5 more
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Effect of different artificial diets on the adults biological attributes of sugarcane stalk borer, Chilo auricilius Dudgeon and evaluation of their costs [PDF]
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different artificial diets on the adult’s biological attributes of sugarcane stalk borer (Chilo auricilius Dudgeon) and their costs.
Devi, M. Soniya, Kaur, Rabinder
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Soil insects associated with sugarcane crop in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil [PDF]
: Pest insects are one of the major factors affecting the productivity of sugarcane, and especially those associated with the soil, which damage the crop if not controlled.
Crébio José Ávila +3 more
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The Diversity of Major Insect Pests at Sugarcane Development Center In Dompu Distrcit, West Nusa Tenggara [PDF]
Sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum Linn.) is a tropical plant that is very important because it can be used as one of the raw materials for making sugar. The development of sugar production in the last ten years has decreased by around 1.8% per year, this is due to several factors, one of which is due to the attack of sugarcane insect pests.
Muhammad Sarjan +2 more
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Evaluation of augmentative biological control strategy against major borer insect pests of sugarcane—a large-scale field appraisal [PDF]
Abstract Background Biological alternatives to pesticides in agriculture do not harm non-targets organisms including natural enemies of insect pests. Experiments were conducted at sugarcane fields during 2015 to 2019 to assess large scale biocontrol practices, involving inundative releases of trichogrammatids against lepidopteran borers in comparison ...
Sudhendu Sharma +3 more
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