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The word sugar is known to have derived from the Sanskrit word sharkara Sugarcane is scientifically known as SaccharamofficinarumIt is believed to be originated from South and South-East AsiaIndia is the second largest producer of cane sugar next to BrazilSugarcane is infested by 287 species of insect and non insect pestsOut of them 14 are major pests of sugarcane in India
What is IPM
Integrated pest management (IPM) is an ecosystem-
based strategy that focuses on long-term prevention of pests
or their damage through a combination of techniques such as
biological control habitat manipulation modification of
cultural practices and use of resistant varieties
How do IPM programs work
1 Set Action Thresholds
2 Monitor and Identify Pests
3 Prevention
4 Control
Main Objective- Pest control materials are selected and
applied in a manner that minimizes risks to human health
beneficial and non-target organisms and the environment
Insect pest
Scientific name
Family Order
Chilo infuscatellusPyralidae
Lepidoptera
Chilo sacchariphagus
indicusPyralidae Lepidoptera
Bissetia steniellusPyralidae Lepidoptera
Scirpophaga nivella PyralidaeLepidoptera
Chilo auriciliusPyralidae Lepidoptera
Emmalocera
depressella
Pyralidae Lepidoptera
B
O
R
E
R
C
O
M
P
L
E
X
Holotrichia
serrataMelolonthidae Coleoptera
Odontotermes
obesusTermitidae Isoptera
Melanapis
glomerataDiaspididae Hemiptera
Ripersia sacchari Pseudococcidae Hemiptera
Pyrilla perpusilla LophopidaeHemiptera
Ceratobvacuna
lanigera Aphididae
Hemiptera
Aleurolobus
barodensis Alerodidae
Hemiptera
Continuedhellip
Larva Adult
PupaEgg
Attack 1-3 month old crop and cause
Dead heart which can be easily
pulled out
Rotten portion of the cane coloured
dead heart emits an offensive odour
A number of bore holes at the base
of the shoot just above the ground
level
DEAD HEART
ROTTEN BASEWITH HOLE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
LarvaAdult
Larvae are white with a black head which later become creamy in colour with prominent brown spots
Body bearing stout hairs in each section of the body
Adult moths are yellowish or straw coloured with thin brown lines along the length of the forewings
Hind wings in females are white but slightly darker in males
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Constricted and shortened
internodes with a number of
boreholes filled with excreta
at nodal region
Reddening of affected
tissues inside the cane
Fresh borer attack is mostly
found in the top five
immature internodes and its
activity continues till harvestMultiple holes with
excreta outside
Hole just above the node
AdultLarvaEgg
Milky white mothBrownish tuft of
silken hair at the tip of abdomen
Full grown larva is 25- 30mm Long creamy
white amp rather sluggish
Adult
Dull white elongate eggsCovered by buff
coloured hairs from female anal tuft
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Parallel rows of short holes
in the emerging leaves causes
a white streak which later
turns reddish brown
Dead heart in grown up canes
reddish brown in color which
cannot be easily pulled
In tillering phase of the crop
the attacked shoots die side
shoots (tillers) develop
producing a bunchy top
appearance Bunchy top
Parallel rows of
short holes
Time of planting Early planting during December ndash
January to escape the shoot borer
incidence
Avoid Autumn planting for top borer
Manuring
Avoid excess use nitrogenus fertilizers
Stalk borer and internode borer
Trash mulching and earthing up
Early shoot borer and Internode borer
Detrashing
Internode borer and Stalk borer
IPM for Sugarcane borers
EARTHING UP
DETRASHING
M
A
N
U
R
I
N
G
Use of pheromone traps 5acre for
monitoring of adult moths
Removal and destruction of infested cane
Early shoot borer and Gurdaspur borer
Collection and destruction of eggs
Internet borer and Top borer
Cultivation of resistance variety
Co 975 Co 46 Co 7304 Co 312
Co 421 Co 661 Co 7706 CO 7005
Irrigation at closer intervals for managing
Practice deep harvesting to destroy
stubbles
Early shoot borer
Removal of water shoots to destroy
Top shoot borer
For Early shoot borer
bull Sturmiopsis inferens or S semiberbis
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Internode borer
bull Cotesia flavipes
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Top borer
bull Trichogramma chilonis or T japonicum
bull Isotima javensis
Release 50000 Trichogramma spha at 10-20 days interval fromJuly onwards upto October against cane borer complex
Release of Isotima javensis against 3rd and 4th broods of top borer Release 125 gravid females of Sturmiopsis inferens ha on 30 and 45 DAP Spray Granulosis virus at 15 x 1012 PIBha twice on 35 and 50 days after
planting (DAP)
S inferens
C flavipesI javensis
Insecticide and
formulation
Dosage Method and time of
application
SHOOT BORER
Chlorpyrifos 20EC 1kg ai ha -1 (5 litre) Soil drenching at planting
and if need be at 45 days
after planting
Cypermethrin10
EC
260-304 ml in 200-
280 l of wateracre
Sprayed around the base of
plants at 30days and if need
be at 60days after planting
Fipronil 5SC
Phosalone 35 EC
1500-2000 mlha
1000-1500 mlha
Properly sprayed on crop
canopy as well as basal part
of the plant after 30-45 days
of planting
NSKE 5 25 Kgha Sprayed on soil as well as on
crop to prevent larval feeding
TOP BORER
Carbofuran 3 G or
Phorate 10 G
1 kg aiha (33 kg)
or
3 kg aiha (30 kg)
Soil application during last
week of June or first week of
July against third brood of
the pest in sub-tropical India
STALK BORER
Monocrotophos 36
SL3 kg aiha (75 lit)
Both foliar and Soil
application during July-
August
ROOT BORER
Qunalphos 5 G
Phorate 10G
25 kg aiha (50 kg)
30 kgha Soil application
Continuedhellip
The eggs are oval creamy white when fresh and later turn to brown in colour
The newly hatched grub is white amp scarabaeiform
The pupa is exarate type and pupation takes place in soil
- Generally the adults are lamellate and males being smaller than female
- Dark brown beetles
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Both grub and adult cause the
damage
Grub feeds on fine rootlets and
then girdles of the main roots
Yellowing and wilting of leaves
and finally dries out
Affected canes come off
easily when pulled
Cultural Methods Collection and destruction of adult beetles from host
trees immediately after first heavy summer rains Picking of grubs manually from field Repeated ploughing amp exposing various stages of
grub to their natural enemies The use of light trapBiological Methods Bacillus popillae (Bacteria) Beauveria bassiana (Fungus)
IPM strategy for White grub
Chemical Methods The adult can be controlled by -
Carbaryl 01 Monocrotophos 005 Chlorpyriphos 005
The grub can be controlled by - Phorate 10 G 25 kg per ha Carbofuran 3G 35 kg per ha
(Light trap)
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
What is IPM
Integrated pest management (IPM) is an ecosystem-
based strategy that focuses on long-term prevention of pests
or their damage through a combination of techniques such as
biological control habitat manipulation modification of
cultural practices and use of resistant varieties
How do IPM programs work
1 Set Action Thresholds
2 Monitor and Identify Pests
3 Prevention
4 Control
Main Objective- Pest control materials are selected and
applied in a manner that minimizes risks to human health
beneficial and non-target organisms and the environment
Insect pest
Scientific name
Family Order
Chilo infuscatellusPyralidae
Lepidoptera
Chilo sacchariphagus
indicusPyralidae Lepidoptera
Bissetia steniellusPyralidae Lepidoptera
Scirpophaga nivella PyralidaeLepidoptera
Chilo auriciliusPyralidae Lepidoptera
Emmalocera
depressella
Pyralidae Lepidoptera
B
O
R
E
R
C
O
M
P
L
E
X
Holotrichia
serrataMelolonthidae Coleoptera
Odontotermes
obesusTermitidae Isoptera
Melanapis
glomerataDiaspididae Hemiptera
Ripersia sacchari Pseudococcidae Hemiptera
Pyrilla perpusilla LophopidaeHemiptera
Ceratobvacuna
lanigera Aphididae
Hemiptera
Aleurolobus
barodensis Alerodidae
Hemiptera
Continuedhellip
Larva Adult
PupaEgg
Attack 1-3 month old crop and cause
Dead heart which can be easily
pulled out
Rotten portion of the cane coloured
dead heart emits an offensive odour
A number of bore holes at the base
of the shoot just above the ground
level
DEAD HEART
ROTTEN BASEWITH HOLE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
LarvaAdult
Larvae are white with a black head which later become creamy in colour with prominent brown spots
Body bearing stout hairs in each section of the body
Adult moths are yellowish or straw coloured with thin brown lines along the length of the forewings
Hind wings in females are white but slightly darker in males
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Constricted and shortened
internodes with a number of
boreholes filled with excreta
at nodal region
Reddening of affected
tissues inside the cane
Fresh borer attack is mostly
found in the top five
immature internodes and its
activity continues till harvestMultiple holes with
excreta outside
Hole just above the node
AdultLarvaEgg
Milky white mothBrownish tuft of
silken hair at the tip of abdomen
Full grown larva is 25- 30mm Long creamy
white amp rather sluggish
Adult
Dull white elongate eggsCovered by buff
coloured hairs from female anal tuft
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Parallel rows of short holes
in the emerging leaves causes
a white streak which later
turns reddish brown
Dead heart in grown up canes
reddish brown in color which
cannot be easily pulled
In tillering phase of the crop
the attacked shoots die side
shoots (tillers) develop
producing a bunchy top
appearance Bunchy top
Parallel rows of
short holes
Time of planting Early planting during December ndash
January to escape the shoot borer
incidence
Avoid Autumn planting for top borer
Manuring
Avoid excess use nitrogenus fertilizers
Stalk borer and internode borer
Trash mulching and earthing up
Early shoot borer and Internode borer
Detrashing
Internode borer and Stalk borer
IPM for Sugarcane borers
EARTHING UP
DETRASHING
M
A
N
U
R
I
N
G
Use of pheromone traps 5acre for
monitoring of adult moths
Removal and destruction of infested cane
Early shoot borer and Gurdaspur borer
Collection and destruction of eggs
Internet borer and Top borer
Cultivation of resistance variety
Co 975 Co 46 Co 7304 Co 312
Co 421 Co 661 Co 7706 CO 7005
Irrigation at closer intervals for managing
Practice deep harvesting to destroy
stubbles
Early shoot borer
Removal of water shoots to destroy
Top shoot borer
For Early shoot borer
bull Sturmiopsis inferens or S semiberbis
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Internode borer
bull Cotesia flavipes
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Top borer
bull Trichogramma chilonis or T japonicum
bull Isotima javensis
Release 50000 Trichogramma spha at 10-20 days interval fromJuly onwards upto October against cane borer complex
Release of Isotima javensis against 3rd and 4th broods of top borer Release 125 gravid females of Sturmiopsis inferens ha on 30 and 45 DAP Spray Granulosis virus at 15 x 1012 PIBha twice on 35 and 50 days after
planting (DAP)
S inferens
C flavipesI javensis
Insecticide and
formulation
Dosage Method and time of
application
SHOOT BORER
Chlorpyrifos 20EC 1kg ai ha -1 (5 litre) Soil drenching at planting
and if need be at 45 days
after planting
Cypermethrin10
EC
260-304 ml in 200-
280 l of wateracre
Sprayed around the base of
plants at 30days and if need
be at 60days after planting
Fipronil 5SC
Phosalone 35 EC
1500-2000 mlha
1000-1500 mlha
Properly sprayed on crop
canopy as well as basal part
of the plant after 30-45 days
of planting
NSKE 5 25 Kgha Sprayed on soil as well as on
crop to prevent larval feeding
TOP BORER
Carbofuran 3 G or
Phorate 10 G
1 kg aiha (33 kg)
or
3 kg aiha (30 kg)
Soil application during last
week of June or first week of
July against third brood of
the pest in sub-tropical India
STALK BORER
Monocrotophos 36
SL3 kg aiha (75 lit)
Both foliar and Soil
application during July-
August
ROOT BORER
Qunalphos 5 G
Phorate 10G
25 kg aiha (50 kg)
30 kgha Soil application
Continuedhellip
The eggs are oval creamy white when fresh and later turn to brown in colour
The newly hatched grub is white amp scarabaeiform
The pupa is exarate type and pupation takes place in soil
- Generally the adults are lamellate and males being smaller than female
- Dark brown beetles
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Both grub and adult cause the
damage
Grub feeds on fine rootlets and
then girdles of the main roots
Yellowing and wilting of leaves
and finally dries out
Affected canes come off
easily when pulled
Cultural Methods Collection and destruction of adult beetles from host
trees immediately after first heavy summer rains Picking of grubs manually from field Repeated ploughing amp exposing various stages of
grub to their natural enemies The use of light trapBiological Methods Bacillus popillae (Bacteria) Beauveria bassiana (Fungus)
IPM strategy for White grub
Chemical Methods The adult can be controlled by -
Carbaryl 01 Monocrotophos 005 Chlorpyriphos 005
The grub can be controlled by - Phorate 10 G 25 kg per ha Carbofuran 3G 35 kg per ha
(Light trap)
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
Insect pest
Scientific name
Family Order
Chilo infuscatellusPyralidae
Lepidoptera
Chilo sacchariphagus
indicusPyralidae Lepidoptera
Bissetia steniellusPyralidae Lepidoptera
Scirpophaga nivella PyralidaeLepidoptera
Chilo auriciliusPyralidae Lepidoptera
Emmalocera
depressella
Pyralidae Lepidoptera
B
O
R
E
R
C
O
M
P
L
E
X
Holotrichia
serrataMelolonthidae Coleoptera
Odontotermes
obesusTermitidae Isoptera
Melanapis
glomerataDiaspididae Hemiptera
Ripersia sacchari Pseudococcidae Hemiptera
Pyrilla perpusilla LophopidaeHemiptera
Ceratobvacuna
lanigera Aphididae
Hemiptera
Aleurolobus
barodensis Alerodidae
Hemiptera
Continuedhellip
Larva Adult
PupaEgg
Attack 1-3 month old crop and cause
Dead heart which can be easily
pulled out
Rotten portion of the cane coloured
dead heart emits an offensive odour
A number of bore holes at the base
of the shoot just above the ground
level
DEAD HEART
ROTTEN BASEWITH HOLE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
LarvaAdult
Larvae are white with a black head which later become creamy in colour with prominent brown spots
Body bearing stout hairs in each section of the body
Adult moths are yellowish or straw coloured with thin brown lines along the length of the forewings
Hind wings in females are white but slightly darker in males
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Constricted and shortened
internodes with a number of
boreholes filled with excreta
at nodal region
Reddening of affected
tissues inside the cane
Fresh borer attack is mostly
found in the top five
immature internodes and its
activity continues till harvestMultiple holes with
excreta outside
Hole just above the node
AdultLarvaEgg
Milky white mothBrownish tuft of
silken hair at the tip of abdomen
Full grown larva is 25- 30mm Long creamy
white amp rather sluggish
Adult
Dull white elongate eggsCovered by buff
coloured hairs from female anal tuft
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Parallel rows of short holes
in the emerging leaves causes
a white streak which later
turns reddish brown
Dead heart in grown up canes
reddish brown in color which
cannot be easily pulled
In tillering phase of the crop
the attacked shoots die side
shoots (tillers) develop
producing a bunchy top
appearance Bunchy top
Parallel rows of
short holes
Time of planting Early planting during December ndash
January to escape the shoot borer
incidence
Avoid Autumn planting for top borer
Manuring
Avoid excess use nitrogenus fertilizers
Stalk borer and internode borer
Trash mulching and earthing up
Early shoot borer and Internode borer
Detrashing
Internode borer and Stalk borer
IPM for Sugarcane borers
EARTHING UP
DETRASHING
M
A
N
U
R
I
N
G
Use of pheromone traps 5acre for
monitoring of adult moths
Removal and destruction of infested cane
Early shoot borer and Gurdaspur borer
Collection and destruction of eggs
Internet borer and Top borer
Cultivation of resistance variety
Co 975 Co 46 Co 7304 Co 312
Co 421 Co 661 Co 7706 CO 7005
Irrigation at closer intervals for managing
Practice deep harvesting to destroy
stubbles
Early shoot borer
Removal of water shoots to destroy
Top shoot borer
For Early shoot borer
bull Sturmiopsis inferens or S semiberbis
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Internode borer
bull Cotesia flavipes
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Top borer
bull Trichogramma chilonis or T japonicum
bull Isotima javensis
Release 50000 Trichogramma spha at 10-20 days interval fromJuly onwards upto October against cane borer complex
Release of Isotima javensis against 3rd and 4th broods of top borer Release 125 gravid females of Sturmiopsis inferens ha on 30 and 45 DAP Spray Granulosis virus at 15 x 1012 PIBha twice on 35 and 50 days after
planting (DAP)
S inferens
C flavipesI javensis
Insecticide and
formulation
Dosage Method and time of
application
SHOOT BORER
Chlorpyrifos 20EC 1kg ai ha -1 (5 litre) Soil drenching at planting
and if need be at 45 days
after planting
Cypermethrin10
EC
260-304 ml in 200-
280 l of wateracre
Sprayed around the base of
plants at 30days and if need
be at 60days after planting
Fipronil 5SC
Phosalone 35 EC
1500-2000 mlha
1000-1500 mlha
Properly sprayed on crop
canopy as well as basal part
of the plant after 30-45 days
of planting
NSKE 5 25 Kgha Sprayed on soil as well as on
crop to prevent larval feeding
TOP BORER
Carbofuran 3 G or
Phorate 10 G
1 kg aiha (33 kg)
or
3 kg aiha (30 kg)
Soil application during last
week of June or first week of
July against third brood of
the pest in sub-tropical India
STALK BORER
Monocrotophos 36
SL3 kg aiha (75 lit)
Both foliar and Soil
application during July-
August
ROOT BORER
Qunalphos 5 G
Phorate 10G
25 kg aiha (50 kg)
30 kgha Soil application
Continuedhellip
The eggs are oval creamy white when fresh and later turn to brown in colour
The newly hatched grub is white amp scarabaeiform
The pupa is exarate type and pupation takes place in soil
- Generally the adults are lamellate and males being smaller than female
- Dark brown beetles
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Both grub and adult cause the
damage
Grub feeds on fine rootlets and
then girdles of the main roots
Yellowing and wilting of leaves
and finally dries out
Affected canes come off
easily when pulled
Cultural Methods Collection and destruction of adult beetles from host
trees immediately after first heavy summer rains Picking of grubs manually from field Repeated ploughing amp exposing various stages of
grub to their natural enemies The use of light trapBiological Methods Bacillus popillae (Bacteria) Beauveria bassiana (Fungus)
IPM strategy for White grub
Chemical Methods The adult can be controlled by -
Carbaryl 01 Monocrotophos 005 Chlorpyriphos 005
The grub can be controlled by - Phorate 10 G 25 kg per ha Carbofuran 3G 35 kg per ha
(Light trap)
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
Holotrichia
serrataMelolonthidae Coleoptera
Odontotermes
obesusTermitidae Isoptera
Melanapis
glomerataDiaspididae Hemiptera
Ripersia sacchari Pseudococcidae Hemiptera
Pyrilla perpusilla LophopidaeHemiptera
Ceratobvacuna
lanigera Aphididae
Hemiptera
Aleurolobus
barodensis Alerodidae
Hemiptera
Continuedhellip
Larva Adult
PupaEgg
Attack 1-3 month old crop and cause
Dead heart which can be easily
pulled out
Rotten portion of the cane coloured
dead heart emits an offensive odour
A number of bore holes at the base
of the shoot just above the ground
level
DEAD HEART
ROTTEN BASEWITH HOLE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
LarvaAdult
Larvae are white with a black head which later become creamy in colour with prominent brown spots
Body bearing stout hairs in each section of the body
Adult moths are yellowish or straw coloured with thin brown lines along the length of the forewings
Hind wings in females are white but slightly darker in males
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Constricted and shortened
internodes with a number of
boreholes filled with excreta
at nodal region
Reddening of affected
tissues inside the cane
Fresh borer attack is mostly
found in the top five
immature internodes and its
activity continues till harvestMultiple holes with
excreta outside
Hole just above the node
AdultLarvaEgg
Milky white mothBrownish tuft of
silken hair at the tip of abdomen
Full grown larva is 25- 30mm Long creamy
white amp rather sluggish
Adult
Dull white elongate eggsCovered by buff
coloured hairs from female anal tuft
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Parallel rows of short holes
in the emerging leaves causes
a white streak which later
turns reddish brown
Dead heart in grown up canes
reddish brown in color which
cannot be easily pulled
In tillering phase of the crop
the attacked shoots die side
shoots (tillers) develop
producing a bunchy top
appearance Bunchy top
Parallel rows of
short holes
Time of planting Early planting during December ndash
January to escape the shoot borer
incidence
Avoid Autumn planting for top borer
Manuring
Avoid excess use nitrogenus fertilizers
Stalk borer and internode borer
Trash mulching and earthing up
Early shoot borer and Internode borer
Detrashing
Internode borer and Stalk borer
IPM for Sugarcane borers
EARTHING UP
DETRASHING
M
A
N
U
R
I
N
G
Use of pheromone traps 5acre for
monitoring of adult moths
Removal and destruction of infested cane
Early shoot borer and Gurdaspur borer
Collection and destruction of eggs
Internet borer and Top borer
Cultivation of resistance variety
Co 975 Co 46 Co 7304 Co 312
Co 421 Co 661 Co 7706 CO 7005
Irrigation at closer intervals for managing
Practice deep harvesting to destroy
stubbles
Early shoot borer
Removal of water shoots to destroy
Top shoot borer
For Early shoot borer
bull Sturmiopsis inferens or S semiberbis
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Internode borer
bull Cotesia flavipes
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Top borer
bull Trichogramma chilonis or T japonicum
bull Isotima javensis
Release 50000 Trichogramma spha at 10-20 days interval fromJuly onwards upto October against cane borer complex
Release of Isotima javensis against 3rd and 4th broods of top borer Release 125 gravid females of Sturmiopsis inferens ha on 30 and 45 DAP Spray Granulosis virus at 15 x 1012 PIBha twice on 35 and 50 days after
planting (DAP)
S inferens
C flavipesI javensis
Insecticide and
formulation
Dosage Method and time of
application
SHOOT BORER
Chlorpyrifos 20EC 1kg ai ha -1 (5 litre) Soil drenching at planting
and if need be at 45 days
after planting
Cypermethrin10
EC
260-304 ml in 200-
280 l of wateracre
Sprayed around the base of
plants at 30days and if need
be at 60days after planting
Fipronil 5SC
Phosalone 35 EC
1500-2000 mlha
1000-1500 mlha
Properly sprayed on crop
canopy as well as basal part
of the plant after 30-45 days
of planting
NSKE 5 25 Kgha Sprayed on soil as well as on
crop to prevent larval feeding
TOP BORER
Carbofuran 3 G or
Phorate 10 G
1 kg aiha (33 kg)
or
3 kg aiha (30 kg)
Soil application during last
week of June or first week of
July against third brood of
the pest in sub-tropical India
STALK BORER
Monocrotophos 36
SL3 kg aiha (75 lit)
Both foliar and Soil
application during July-
August
ROOT BORER
Qunalphos 5 G
Phorate 10G
25 kg aiha (50 kg)
30 kgha Soil application
Continuedhellip
The eggs are oval creamy white when fresh and later turn to brown in colour
The newly hatched grub is white amp scarabaeiform
The pupa is exarate type and pupation takes place in soil
- Generally the adults are lamellate and males being smaller than female
- Dark brown beetles
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Both grub and adult cause the
damage
Grub feeds on fine rootlets and
then girdles of the main roots
Yellowing and wilting of leaves
and finally dries out
Affected canes come off
easily when pulled
Cultural Methods Collection and destruction of adult beetles from host
trees immediately after first heavy summer rains Picking of grubs manually from field Repeated ploughing amp exposing various stages of
grub to their natural enemies The use of light trapBiological Methods Bacillus popillae (Bacteria) Beauveria bassiana (Fungus)
IPM strategy for White grub
Chemical Methods The adult can be controlled by -
Carbaryl 01 Monocrotophos 005 Chlorpyriphos 005
The grub can be controlled by - Phorate 10 G 25 kg per ha Carbofuran 3G 35 kg per ha
(Light trap)
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
Larva Adult
PupaEgg
Attack 1-3 month old crop and cause
Dead heart which can be easily
pulled out
Rotten portion of the cane coloured
dead heart emits an offensive odour
A number of bore holes at the base
of the shoot just above the ground
level
DEAD HEART
ROTTEN BASEWITH HOLE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
LarvaAdult
Larvae are white with a black head which later become creamy in colour with prominent brown spots
Body bearing stout hairs in each section of the body
Adult moths are yellowish or straw coloured with thin brown lines along the length of the forewings
Hind wings in females are white but slightly darker in males
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Constricted and shortened
internodes with a number of
boreholes filled with excreta
at nodal region
Reddening of affected
tissues inside the cane
Fresh borer attack is mostly
found in the top five
immature internodes and its
activity continues till harvestMultiple holes with
excreta outside
Hole just above the node
AdultLarvaEgg
Milky white mothBrownish tuft of
silken hair at the tip of abdomen
Full grown larva is 25- 30mm Long creamy
white amp rather sluggish
Adult
Dull white elongate eggsCovered by buff
coloured hairs from female anal tuft
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Parallel rows of short holes
in the emerging leaves causes
a white streak which later
turns reddish brown
Dead heart in grown up canes
reddish brown in color which
cannot be easily pulled
In tillering phase of the crop
the attacked shoots die side
shoots (tillers) develop
producing a bunchy top
appearance Bunchy top
Parallel rows of
short holes
Time of planting Early planting during December ndash
January to escape the shoot borer
incidence
Avoid Autumn planting for top borer
Manuring
Avoid excess use nitrogenus fertilizers
Stalk borer and internode borer
Trash mulching and earthing up
Early shoot borer and Internode borer
Detrashing
Internode borer and Stalk borer
IPM for Sugarcane borers
EARTHING UP
DETRASHING
M
A
N
U
R
I
N
G
Use of pheromone traps 5acre for
monitoring of adult moths
Removal and destruction of infested cane
Early shoot borer and Gurdaspur borer
Collection and destruction of eggs
Internet borer and Top borer
Cultivation of resistance variety
Co 975 Co 46 Co 7304 Co 312
Co 421 Co 661 Co 7706 CO 7005
Irrigation at closer intervals for managing
Practice deep harvesting to destroy
stubbles
Early shoot borer
Removal of water shoots to destroy
Top shoot borer
For Early shoot borer
bull Sturmiopsis inferens or S semiberbis
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Internode borer
bull Cotesia flavipes
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Top borer
bull Trichogramma chilonis or T japonicum
bull Isotima javensis
Release 50000 Trichogramma spha at 10-20 days interval fromJuly onwards upto October against cane borer complex
Release of Isotima javensis against 3rd and 4th broods of top borer Release 125 gravid females of Sturmiopsis inferens ha on 30 and 45 DAP Spray Granulosis virus at 15 x 1012 PIBha twice on 35 and 50 days after
planting (DAP)
S inferens
C flavipesI javensis
Insecticide and
formulation
Dosage Method and time of
application
SHOOT BORER
Chlorpyrifos 20EC 1kg ai ha -1 (5 litre) Soil drenching at planting
and if need be at 45 days
after planting
Cypermethrin10
EC
260-304 ml in 200-
280 l of wateracre
Sprayed around the base of
plants at 30days and if need
be at 60days after planting
Fipronil 5SC
Phosalone 35 EC
1500-2000 mlha
1000-1500 mlha
Properly sprayed on crop
canopy as well as basal part
of the plant after 30-45 days
of planting
NSKE 5 25 Kgha Sprayed on soil as well as on
crop to prevent larval feeding
TOP BORER
Carbofuran 3 G or
Phorate 10 G
1 kg aiha (33 kg)
or
3 kg aiha (30 kg)
Soil application during last
week of June or first week of
July against third brood of
the pest in sub-tropical India
STALK BORER
Monocrotophos 36
SL3 kg aiha (75 lit)
Both foliar and Soil
application during July-
August
ROOT BORER
Qunalphos 5 G
Phorate 10G
25 kg aiha (50 kg)
30 kgha Soil application
Continuedhellip
The eggs are oval creamy white when fresh and later turn to brown in colour
The newly hatched grub is white amp scarabaeiform
The pupa is exarate type and pupation takes place in soil
- Generally the adults are lamellate and males being smaller than female
- Dark brown beetles
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Both grub and adult cause the
damage
Grub feeds on fine rootlets and
then girdles of the main roots
Yellowing and wilting of leaves
and finally dries out
Affected canes come off
easily when pulled
Cultural Methods Collection and destruction of adult beetles from host
trees immediately after first heavy summer rains Picking of grubs manually from field Repeated ploughing amp exposing various stages of
grub to their natural enemies The use of light trapBiological Methods Bacillus popillae (Bacteria) Beauveria bassiana (Fungus)
IPM strategy for White grub
Chemical Methods The adult can be controlled by -
Carbaryl 01 Monocrotophos 005 Chlorpyriphos 005
The grub can be controlled by - Phorate 10 G 25 kg per ha Carbofuran 3G 35 kg per ha
(Light trap)
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
Attack 1-3 month old crop and cause
Dead heart which can be easily
pulled out
Rotten portion of the cane coloured
dead heart emits an offensive odour
A number of bore holes at the base
of the shoot just above the ground
level
DEAD HEART
ROTTEN BASEWITH HOLE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
LarvaAdult
Larvae are white with a black head which later become creamy in colour with prominent brown spots
Body bearing stout hairs in each section of the body
Adult moths are yellowish or straw coloured with thin brown lines along the length of the forewings
Hind wings in females are white but slightly darker in males
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Constricted and shortened
internodes with a number of
boreholes filled with excreta
at nodal region
Reddening of affected
tissues inside the cane
Fresh borer attack is mostly
found in the top five
immature internodes and its
activity continues till harvestMultiple holes with
excreta outside
Hole just above the node
AdultLarvaEgg
Milky white mothBrownish tuft of
silken hair at the tip of abdomen
Full grown larva is 25- 30mm Long creamy
white amp rather sluggish
Adult
Dull white elongate eggsCovered by buff
coloured hairs from female anal tuft
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Parallel rows of short holes
in the emerging leaves causes
a white streak which later
turns reddish brown
Dead heart in grown up canes
reddish brown in color which
cannot be easily pulled
In tillering phase of the crop
the attacked shoots die side
shoots (tillers) develop
producing a bunchy top
appearance Bunchy top
Parallel rows of
short holes
Time of planting Early planting during December ndash
January to escape the shoot borer
incidence
Avoid Autumn planting for top borer
Manuring
Avoid excess use nitrogenus fertilizers
Stalk borer and internode borer
Trash mulching and earthing up
Early shoot borer and Internode borer
Detrashing
Internode borer and Stalk borer
IPM for Sugarcane borers
EARTHING UP
DETRASHING
M
A
N
U
R
I
N
G
Use of pheromone traps 5acre for
monitoring of adult moths
Removal and destruction of infested cane
Early shoot borer and Gurdaspur borer
Collection and destruction of eggs
Internet borer and Top borer
Cultivation of resistance variety
Co 975 Co 46 Co 7304 Co 312
Co 421 Co 661 Co 7706 CO 7005
Irrigation at closer intervals for managing
Practice deep harvesting to destroy
stubbles
Early shoot borer
Removal of water shoots to destroy
Top shoot borer
For Early shoot borer
bull Sturmiopsis inferens or S semiberbis
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Internode borer
bull Cotesia flavipes
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Top borer
bull Trichogramma chilonis or T japonicum
bull Isotima javensis
Release 50000 Trichogramma spha at 10-20 days interval fromJuly onwards upto October against cane borer complex
Release of Isotima javensis against 3rd and 4th broods of top borer Release 125 gravid females of Sturmiopsis inferens ha on 30 and 45 DAP Spray Granulosis virus at 15 x 1012 PIBha twice on 35 and 50 days after
planting (DAP)
S inferens
C flavipesI javensis
Insecticide and
formulation
Dosage Method and time of
application
SHOOT BORER
Chlorpyrifos 20EC 1kg ai ha -1 (5 litre) Soil drenching at planting
and if need be at 45 days
after planting
Cypermethrin10
EC
260-304 ml in 200-
280 l of wateracre
Sprayed around the base of
plants at 30days and if need
be at 60days after planting
Fipronil 5SC
Phosalone 35 EC
1500-2000 mlha
1000-1500 mlha
Properly sprayed on crop
canopy as well as basal part
of the plant after 30-45 days
of planting
NSKE 5 25 Kgha Sprayed on soil as well as on
crop to prevent larval feeding
TOP BORER
Carbofuran 3 G or
Phorate 10 G
1 kg aiha (33 kg)
or
3 kg aiha (30 kg)
Soil application during last
week of June or first week of
July against third brood of
the pest in sub-tropical India
STALK BORER
Monocrotophos 36
SL3 kg aiha (75 lit)
Both foliar and Soil
application during July-
August
ROOT BORER
Qunalphos 5 G
Phorate 10G
25 kg aiha (50 kg)
30 kgha Soil application
Continuedhellip
The eggs are oval creamy white when fresh and later turn to brown in colour
The newly hatched grub is white amp scarabaeiform
The pupa is exarate type and pupation takes place in soil
- Generally the adults are lamellate and males being smaller than female
- Dark brown beetles
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Both grub and adult cause the
damage
Grub feeds on fine rootlets and
then girdles of the main roots
Yellowing and wilting of leaves
and finally dries out
Affected canes come off
easily when pulled
Cultural Methods Collection and destruction of adult beetles from host
trees immediately after first heavy summer rains Picking of grubs manually from field Repeated ploughing amp exposing various stages of
grub to their natural enemies The use of light trapBiological Methods Bacillus popillae (Bacteria) Beauveria bassiana (Fungus)
IPM strategy for White grub
Chemical Methods The adult can be controlled by -
Carbaryl 01 Monocrotophos 005 Chlorpyriphos 005
The grub can be controlled by - Phorate 10 G 25 kg per ha Carbofuran 3G 35 kg per ha
(Light trap)
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
LarvaAdult
Larvae are white with a black head which later become creamy in colour with prominent brown spots
Body bearing stout hairs in each section of the body
Adult moths are yellowish or straw coloured with thin brown lines along the length of the forewings
Hind wings in females are white but slightly darker in males
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Constricted and shortened
internodes with a number of
boreholes filled with excreta
at nodal region
Reddening of affected
tissues inside the cane
Fresh borer attack is mostly
found in the top five
immature internodes and its
activity continues till harvestMultiple holes with
excreta outside
Hole just above the node
AdultLarvaEgg
Milky white mothBrownish tuft of
silken hair at the tip of abdomen
Full grown larva is 25- 30mm Long creamy
white amp rather sluggish
Adult
Dull white elongate eggsCovered by buff
coloured hairs from female anal tuft
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Parallel rows of short holes
in the emerging leaves causes
a white streak which later
turns reddish brown
Dead heart in grown up canes
reddish brown in color which
cannot be easily pulled
In tillering phase of the crop
the attacked shoots die side
shoots (tillers) develop
producing a bunchy top
appearance Bunchy top
Parallel rows of
short holes
Time of planting Early planting during December ndash
January to escape the shoot borer
incidence
Avoid Autumn planting for top borer
Manuring
Avoid excess use nitrogenus fertilizers
Stalk borer and internode borer
Trash mulching and earthing up
Early shoot borer and Internode borer
Detrashing
Internode borer and Stalk borer
IPM for Sugarcane borers
EARTHING UP
DETRASHING
M
A
N
U
R
I
N
G
Use of pheromone traps 5acre for
monitoring of adult moths
Removal and destruction of infested cane
Early shoot borer and Gurdaspur borer
Collection and destruction of eggs
Internet borer and Top borer
Cultivation of resistance variety
Co 975 Co 46 Co 7304 Co 312
Co 421 Co 661 Co 7706 CO 7005
Irrigation at closer intervals for managing
Practice deep harvesting to destroy
stubbles
Early shoot borer
Removal of water shoots to destroy
Top shoot borer
For Early shoot borer
bull Sturmiopsis inferens or S semiberbis
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Internode borer
bull Cotesia flavipes
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Top borer
bull Trichogramma chilonis or T japonicum
bull Isotima javensis
Release 50000 Trichogramma spha at 10-20 days interval fromJuly onwards upto October against cane borer complex
Release of Isotima javensis against 3rd and 4th broods of top borer Release 125 gravid females of Sturmiopsis inferens ha on 30 and 45 DAP Spray Granulosis virus at 15 x 1012 PIBha twice on 35 and 50 days after
planting (DAP)
S inferens
C flavipesI javensis
Insecticide and
formulation
Dosage Method and time of
application
SHOOT BORER
Chlorpyrifos 20EC 1kg ai ha -1 (5 litre) Soil drenching at planting
and if need be at 45 days
after planting
Cypermethrin10
EC
260-304 ml in 200-
280 l of wateracre
Sprayed around the base of
plants at 30days and if need
be at 60days after planting
Fipronil 5SC
Phosalone 35 EC
1500-2000 mlha
1000-1500 mlha
Properly sprayed on crop
canopy as well as basal part
of the plant after 30-45 days
of planting
NSKE 5 25 Kgha Sprayed on soil as well as on
crop to prevent larval feeding
TOP BORER
Carbofuran 3 G or
Phorate 10 G
1 kg aiha (33 kg)
or
3 kg aiha (30 kg)
Soil application during last
week of June or first week of
July against third brood of
the pest in sub-tropical India
STALK BORER
Monocrotophos 36
SL3 kg aiha (75 lit)
Both foliar and Soil
application during July-
August
ROOT BORER
Qunalphos 5 G
Phorate 10G
25 kg aiha (50 kg)
30 kgha Soil application
Continuedhellip
The eggs are oval creamy white when fresh and later turn to brown in colour
The newly hatched grub is white amp scarabaeiform
The pupa is exarate type and pupation takes place in soil
- Generally the adults are lamellate and males being smaller than female
- Dark brown beetles
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Both grub and adult cause the
damage
Grub feeds on fine rootlets and
then girdles of the main roots
Yellowing and wilting of leaves
and finally dries out
Affected canes come off
easily when pulled
Cultural Methods Collection and destruction of adult beetles from host
trees immediately after first heavy summer rains Picking of grubs manually from field Repeated ploughing amp exposing various stages of
grub to their natural enemies The use of light trapBiological Methods Bacillus popillae (Bacteria) Beauveria bassiana (Fungus)
IPM strategy for White grub
Chemical Methods The adult can be controlled by -
Carbaryl 01 Monocrotophos 005 Chlorpyriphos 005
The grub can be controlled by - Phorate 10 G 25 kg per ha Carbofuran 3G 35 kg per ha
(Light trap)
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Constricted and shortened
internodes with a number of
boreholes filled with excreta
at nodal region
Reddening of affected
tissues inside the cane
Fresh borer attack is mostly
found in the top five
immature internodes and its
activity continues till harvestMultiple holes with
excreta outside
Hole just above the node
AdultLarvaEgg
Milky white mothBrownish tuft of
silken hair at the tip of abdomen
Full grown larva is 25- 30mm Long creamy
white amp rather sluggish
Adult
Dull white elongate eggsCovered by buff
coloured hairs from female anal tuft
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Parallel rows of short holes
in the emerging leaves causes
a white streak which later
turns reddish brown
Dead heart in grown up canes
reddish brown in color which
cannot be easily pulled
In tillering phase of the crop
the attacked shoots die side
shoots (tillers) develop
producing a bunchy top
appearance Bunchy top
Parallel rows of
short holes
Time of planting Early planting during December ndash
January to escape the shoot borer
incidence
Avoid Autumn planting for top borer
Manuring
Avoid excess use nitrogenus fertilizers
Stalk borer and internode borer
Trash mulching and earthing up
Early shoot borer and Internode borer
Detrashing
Internode borer and Stalk borer
IPM for Sugarcane borers
EARTHING UP
DETRASHING
M
A
N
U
R
I
N
G
Use of pheromone traps 5acre for
monitoring of adult moths
Removal and destruction of infested cane
Early shoot borer and Gurdaspur borer
Collection and destruction of eggs
Internet borer and Top borer
Cultivation of resistance variety
Co 975 Co 46 Co 7304 Co 312
Co 421 Co 661 Co 7706 CO 7005
Irrigation at closer intervals for managing
Practice deep harvesting to destroy
stubbles
Early shoot borer
Removal of water shoots to destroy
Top shoot borer
For Early shoot borer
bull Sturmiopsis inferens or S semiberbis
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Internode borer
bull Cotesia flavipes
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Top borer
bull Trichogramma chilonis or T japonicum
bull Isotima javensis
Release 50000 Trichogramma spha at 10-20 days interval fromJuly onwards upto October against cane borer complex
Release of Isotima javensis against 3rd and 4th broods of top borer Release 125 gravid females of Sturmiopsis inferens ha on 30 and 45 DAP Spray Granulosis virus at 15 x 1012 PIBha twice on 35 and 50 days after
planting (DAP)
S inferens
C flavipesI javensis
Insecticide and
formulation
Dosage Method and time of
application
SHOOT BORER
Chlorpyrifos 20EC 1kg ai ha -1 (5 litre) Soil drenching at planting
and if need be at 45 days
after planting
Cypermethrin10
EC
260-304 ml in 200-
280 l of wateracre
Sprayed around the base of
plants at 30days and if need
be at 60days after planting
Fipronil 5SC
Phosalone 35 EC
1500-2000 mlha
1000-1500 mlha
Properly sprayed on crop
canopy as well as basal part
of the plant after 30-45 days
of planting
NSKE 5 25 Kgha Sprayed on soil as well as on
crop to prevent larval feeding
TOP BORER
Carbofuran 3 G or
Phorate 10 G
1 kg aiha (33 kg)
or
3 kg aiha (30 kg)
Soil application during last
week of June or first week of
July against third brood of
the pest in sub-tropical India
STALK BORER
Monocrotophos 36
SL3 kg aiha (75 lit)
Both foliar and Soil
application during July-
August
ROOT BORER
Qunalphos 5 G
Phorate 10G
25 kg aiha (50 kg)
30 kgha Soil application
Continuedhellip
The eggs are oval creamy white when fresh and later turn to brown in colour
The newly hatched grub is white amp scarabaeiform
The pupa is exarate type and pupation takes place in soil
- Generally the adults are lamellate and males being smaller than female
- Dark brown beetles
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Both grub and adult cause the
damage
Grub feeds on fine rootlets and
then girdles of the main roots
Yellowing and wilting of leaves
and finally dries out
Affected canes come off
easily when pulled
Cultural Methods Collection and destruction of adult beetles from host
trees immediately after first heavy summer rains Picking of grubs manually from field Repeated ploughing amp exposing various stages of
grub to their natural enemies The use of light trapBiological Methods Bacillus popillae (Bacteria) Beauveria bassiana (Fungus)
IPM strategy for White grub
Chemical Methods The adult can be controlled by -
Carbaryl 01 Monocrotophos 005 Chlorpyriphos 005
The grub can be controlled by - Phorate 10 G 25 kg per ha Carbofuran 3G 35 kg per ha
(Light trap)
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
AdultLarvaEgg
Milky white mothBrownish tuft of
silken hair at the tip of abdomen
Full grown larva is 25- 30mm Long creamy
white amp rather sluggish
Adult
Dull white elongate eggsCovered by buff
coloured hairs from female anal tuft
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Parallel rows of short holes
in the emerging leaves causes
a white streak which later
turns reddish brown
Dead heart in grown up canes
reddish brown in color which
cannot be easily pulled
In tillering phase of the crop
the attacked shoots die side
shoots (tillers) develop
producing a bunchy top
appearance Bunchy top
Parallel rows of
short holes
Time of planting Early planting during December ndash
January to escape the shoot borer
incidence
Avoid Autumn planting for top borer
Manuring
Avoid excess use nitrogenus fertilizers
Stalk borer and internode borer
Trash mulching and earthing up
Early shoot borer and Internode borer
Detrashing
Internode borer and Stalk borer
IPM for Sugarcane borers
EARTHING UP
DETRASHING
M
A
N
U
R
I
N
G
Use of pheromone traps 5acre for
monitoring of adult moths
Removal and destruction of infested cane
Early shoot borer and Gurdaspur borer
Collection and destruction of eggs
Internet borer and Top borer
Cultivation of resistance variety
Co 975 Co 46 Co 7304 Co 312
Co 421 Co 661 Co 7706 CO 7005
Irrigation at closer intervals for managing
Practice deep harvesting to destroy
stubbles
Early shoot borer
Removal of water shoots to destroy
Top shoot borer
For Early shoot borer
bull Sturmiopsis inferens or S semiberbis
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Internode borer
bull Cotesia flavipes
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Top borer
bull Trichogramma chilonis or T japonicum
bull Isotima javensis
Release 50000 Trichogramma spha at 10-20 days interval fromJuly onwards upto October against cane borer complex
Release of Isotima javensis against 3rd and 4th broods of top borer Release 125 gravid females of Sturmiopsis inferens ha on 30 and 45 DAP Spray Granulosis virus at 15 x 1012 PIBha twice on 35 and 50 days after
planting (DAP)
S inferens
C flavipesI javensis
Insecticide and
formulation
Dosage Method and time of
application
SHOOT BORER
Chlorpyrifos 20EC 1kg ai ha -1 (5 litre) Soil drenching at planting
and if need be at 45 days
after planting
Cypermethrin10
EC
260-304 ml in 200-
280 l of wateracre
Sprayed around the base of
plants at 30days and if need
be at 60days after planting
Fipronil 5SC
Phosalone 35 EC
1500-2000 mlha
1000-1500 mlha
Properly sprayed on crop
canopy as well as basal part
of the plant after 30-45 days
of planting
NSKE 5 25 Kgha Sprayed on soil as well as on
crop to prevent larval feeding
TOP BORER
Carbofuran 3 G or
Phorate 10 G
1 kg aiha (33 kg)
or
3 kg aiha (30 kg)
Soil application during last
week of June or first week of
July against third brood of
the pest in sub-tropical India
STALK BORER
Monocrotophos 36
SL3 kg aiha (75 lit)
Both foliar and Soil
application during July-
August
ROOT BORER
Qunalphos 5 G
Phorate 10G
25 kg aiha (50 kg)
30 kgha Soil application
Continuedhellip
The eggs are oval creamy white when fresh and later turn to brown in colour
The newly hatched grub is white amp scarabaeiform
The pupa is exarate type and pupation takes place in soil
- Generally the adults are lamellate and males being smaller than female
- Dark brown beetles
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Both grub and adult cause the
damage
Grub feeds on fine rootlets and
then girdles of the main roots
Yellowing and wilting of leaves
and finally dries out
Affected canes come off
easily when pulled
Cultural Methods Collection and destruction of adult beetles from host
trees immediately after first heavy summer rains Picking of grubs manually from field Repeated ploughing amp exposing various stages of
grub to their natural enemies The use of light trapBiological Methods Bacillus popillae (Bacteria) Beauveria bassiana (Fungus)
IPM strategy for White grub
Chemical Methods The adult can be controlled by -
Carbaryl 01 Monocrotophos 005 Chlorpyriphos 005
The grub can be controlled by - Phorate 10 G 25 kg per ha Carbofuran 3G 35 kg per ha
(Light trap)
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Parallel rows of short holes
in the emerging leaves causes
a white streak which later
turns reddish brown
Dead heart in grown up canes
reddish brown in color which
cannot be easily pulled
In tillering phase of the crop
the attacked shoots die side
shoots (tillers) develop
producing a bunchy top
appearance Bunchy top
Parallel rows of
short holes
Time of planting Early planting during December ndash
January to escape the shoot borer
incidence
Avoid Autumn planting for top borer
Manuring
Avoid excess use nitrogenus fertilizers
Stalk borer and internode borer
Trash mulching and earthing up
Early shoot borer and Internode borer
Detrashing
Internode borer and Stalk borer
IPM for Sugarcane borers
EARTHING UP
DETRASHING
M
A
N
U
R
I
N
G
Use of pheromone traps 5acre for
monitoring of adult moths
Removal and destruction of infested cane
Early shoot borer and Gurdaspur borer
Collection and destruction of eggs
Internet borer and Top borer
Cultivation of resistance variety
Co 975 Co 46 Co 7304 Co 312
Co 421 Co 661 Co 7706 CO 7005
Irrigation at closer intervals for managing
Practice deep harvesting to destroy
stubbles
Early shoot borer
Removal of water shoots to destroy
Top shoot borer
For Early shoot borer
bull Sturmiopsis inferens or S semiberbis
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Internode borer
bull Cotesia flavipes
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Top borer
bull Trichogramma chilonis or T japonicum
bull Isotima javensis
Release 50000 Trichogramma spha at 10-20 days interval fromJuly onwards upto October against cane borer complex
Release of Isotima javensis against 3rd and 4th broods of top borer Release 125 gravid females of Sturmiopsis inferens ha on 30 and 45 DAP Spray Granulosis virus at 15 x 1012 PIBha twice on 35 and 50 days after
planting (DAP)
S inferens
C flavipesI javensis
Insecticide and
formulation
Dosage Method and time of
application
SHOOT BORER
Chlorpyrifos 20EC 1kg ai ha -1 (5 litre) Soil drenching at planting
and if need be at 45 days
after planting
Cypermethrin10
EC
260-304 ml in 200-
280 l of wateracre
Sprayed around the base of
plants at 30days and if need
be at 60days after planting
Fipronil 5SC
Phosalone 35 EC
1500-2000 mlha
1000-1500 mlha
Properly sprayed on crop
canopy as well as basal part
of the plant after 30-45 days
of planting
NSKE 5 25 Kgha Sprayed on soil as well as on
crop to prevent larval feeding
TOP BORER
Carbofuran 3 G or
Phorate 10 G
1 kg aiha (33 kg)
or
3 kg aiha (30 kg)
Soil application during last
week of June or first week of
July against third brood of
the pest in sub-tropical India
STALK BORER
Monocrotophos 36
SL3 kg aiha (75 lit)
Both foliar and Soil
application during July-
August
ROOT BORER
Qunalphos 5 G
Phorate 10G
25 kg aiha (50 kg)
30 kgha Soil application
Continuedhellip
The eggs are oval creamy white when fresh and later turn to brown in colour
The newly hatched grub is white amp scarabaeiform
The pupa is exarate type and pupation takes place in soil
- Generally the adults are lamellate and males being smaller than female
- Dark brown beetles
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Both grub and adult cause the
damage
Grub feeds on fine rootlets and
then girdles of the main roots
Yellowing and wilting of leaves
and finally dries out
Affected canes come off
easily when pulled
Cultural Methods Collection and destruction of adult beetles from host
trees immediately after first heavy summer rains Picking of grubs manually from field Repeated ploughing amp exposing various stages of
grub to their natural enemies The use of light trapBiological Methods Bacillus popillae (Bacteria) Beauveria bassiana (Fungus)
IPM strategy for White grub
Chemical Methods The adult can be controlled by -
Carbaryl 01 Monocrotophos 005 Chlorpyriphos 005
The grub can be controlled by - Phorate 10 G 25 kg per ha Carbofuran 3G 35 kg per ha
(Light trap)
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
Time of planting Early planting during December ndash
January to escape the shoot borer
incidence
Avoid Autumn planting for top borer
Manuring
Avoid excess use nitrogenus fertilizers
Stalk borer and internode borer
Trash mulching and earthing up
Early shoot borer and Internode borer
Detrashing
Internode borer and Stalk borer
IPM for Sugarcane borers
EARTHING UP
DETRASHING
M
A
N
U
R
I
N
G
Use of pheromone traps 5acre for
monitoring of adult moths
Removal and destruction of infested cane
Early shoot borer and Gurdaspur borer
Collection and destruction of eggs
Internet borer and Top borer
Cultivation of resistance variety
Co 975 Co 46 Co 7304 Co 312
Co 421 Co 661 Co 7706 CO 7005
Irrigation at closer intervals for managing
Practice deep harvesting to destroy
stubbles
Early shoot borer
Removal of water shoots to destroy
Top shoot borer
For Early shoot borer
bull Sturmiopsis inferens or S semiberbis
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Internode borer
bull Cotesia flavipes
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Top borer
bull Trichogramma chilonis or T japonicum
bull Isotima javensis
Release 50000 Trichogramma spha at 10-20 days interval fromJuly onwards upto October against cane borer complex
Release of Isotima javensis against 3rd and 4th broods of top borer Release 125 gravid females of Sturmiopsis inferens ha on 30 and 45 DAP Spray Granulosis virus at 15 x 1012 PIBha twice on 35 and 50 days after
planting (DAP)
S inferens
C flavipesI javensis
Insecticide and
formulation
Dosage Method and time of
application
SHOOT BORER
Chlorpyrifos 20EC 1kg ai ha -1 (5 litre) Soil drenching at planting
and if need be at 45 days
after planting
Cypermethrin10
EC
260-304 ml in 200-
280 l of wateracre
Sprayed around the base of
plants at 30days and if need
be at 60days after planting
Fipronil 5SC
Phosalone 35 EC
1500-2000 mlha
1000-1500 mlha
Properly sprayed on crop
canopy as well as basal part
of the plant after 30-45 days
of planting
NSKE 5 25 Kgha Sprayed on soil as well as on
crop to prevent larval feeding
TOP BORER
Carbofuran 3 G or
Phorate 10 G
1 kg aiha (33 kg)
or
3 kg aiha (30 kg)
Soil application during last
week of June or first week of
July against third brood of
the pest in sub-tropical India
STALK BORER
Monocrotophos 36
SL3 kg aiha (75 lit)
Both foliar and Soil
application during July-
August
ROOT BORER
Qunalphos 5 G
Phorate 10G
25 kg aiha (50 kg)
30 kgha Soil application
Continuedhellip
The eggs are oval creamy white when fresh and later turn to brown in colour
The newly hatched grub is white amp scarabaeiform
The pupa is exarate type and pupation takes place in soil
- Generally the adults are lamellate and males being smaller than female
- Dark brown beetles
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Both grub and adult cause the
damage
Grub feeds on fine rootlets and
then girdles of the main roots
Yellowing and wilting of leaves
and finally dries out
Affected canes come off
easily when pulled
Cultural Methods Collection and destruction of adult beetles from host
trees immediately after first heavy summer rains Picking of grubs manually from field Repeated ploughing amp exposing various stages of
grub to their natural enemies The use of light trapBiological Methods Bacillus popillae (Bacteria) Beauveria bassiana (Fungus)
IPM strategy for White grub
Chemical Methods The adult can be controlled by -
Carbaryl 01 Monocrotophos 005 Chlorpyriphos 005
The grub can be controlled by - Phorate 10 G 25 kg per ha Carbofuran 3G 35 kg per ha
(Light trap)
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
Removal and destruction of infested cane
Early shoot borer and Gurdaspur borer
Collection and destruction of eggs
Internet borer and Top borer
Cultivation of resistance variety
Co 975 Co 46 Co 7304 Co 312
Co 421 Co 661 Co 7706 CO 7005
Irrigation at closer intervals for managing
Practice deep harvesting to destroy
stubbles
Early shoot borer
Removal of water shoots to destroy
Top shoot borer
For Early shoot borer
bull Sturmiopsis inferens or S semiberbis
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Internode borer
bull Cotesia flavipes
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Top borer
bull Trichogramma chilonis or T japonicum
bull Isotima javensis
Release 50000 Trichogramma spha at 10-20 days interval fromJuly onwards upto October against cane borer complex
Release of Isotima javensis against 3rd and 4th broods of top borer Release 125 gravid females of Sturmiopsis inferens ha on 30 and 45 DAP Spray Granulosis virus at 15 x 1012 PIBha twice on 35 and 50 days after
planting (DAP)
S inferens
C flavipesI javensis
Insecticide and
formulation
Dosage Method and time of
application
SHOOT BORER
Chlorpyrifos 20EC 1kg ai ha -1 (5 litre) Soil drenching at planting
and if need be at 45 days
after planting
Cypermethrin10
EC
260-304 ml in 200-
280 l of wateracre
Sprayed around the base of
plants at 30days and if need
be at 60days after planting
Fipronil 5SC
Phosalone 35 EC
1500-2000 mlha
1000-1500 mlha
Properly sprayed on crop
canopy as well as basal part
of the plant after 30-45 days
of planting
NSKE 5 25 Kgha Sprayed on soil as well as on
crop to prevent larval feeding
TOP BORER
Carbofuran 3 G or
Phorate 10 G
1 kg aiha (33 kg)
or
3 kg aiha (30 kg)
Soil application during last
week of June or first week of
July against third brood of
the pest in sub-tropical India
STALK BORER
Monocrotophos 36
SL3 kg aiha (75 lit)
Both foliar and Soil
application during July-
August
ROOT BORER
Qunalphos 5 G
Phorate 10G
25 kg aiha (50 kg)
30 kgha Soil application
Continuedhellip
The eggs are oval creamy white when fresh and later turn to brown in colour
The newly hatched grub is white amp scarabaeiform
The pupa is exarate type and pupation takes place in soil
- Generally the adults are lamellate and males being smaller than female
- Dark brown beetles
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Both grub and adult cause the
damage
Grub feeds on fine rootlets and
then girdles of the main roots
Yellowing and wilting of leaves
and finally dries out
Affected canes come off
easily when pulled
Cultural Methods Collection and destruction of adult beetles from host
trees immediately after first heavy summer rains Picking of grubs manually from field Repeated ploughing amp exposing various stages of
grub to their natural enemies The use of light trapBiological Methods Bacillus popillae (Bacteria) Beauveria bassiana (Fungus)
IPM strategy for White grub
Chemical Methods The adult can be controlled by -
Carbaryl 01 Monocrotophos 005 Chlorpyriphos 005
The grub can be controlled by - Phorate 10 G 25 kg per ha Carbofuran 3G 35 kg per ha
(Light trap)
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
For Early shoot borer
bull Sturmiopsis inferens or S semiberbis
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Internode borer
bull Cotesia flavipes
bull Trichogramma chilonis
For Top borer
bull Trichogramma chilonis or T japonicum
bull Isotima javensis
Release 50000 Trichogramma spha at 10-20 days interval fromJuly onwards upto October against cane borer complex
Release of Isotima javensis against 3rd and 4th broods of top borer Release 125 gravid females of Sturmiopsis inferens ha on 30 and 45 DAP Spray Granulosis virus at 15 x 1012 PIBha twice on 35 and 50 days after
planting (DAP)
S inferens
C flavipesI javensis
Insecticide and
formulation
Dosage Method and time of
application
SHOOT BORER
Chlorpyrifos 20EC 1kg ai ha -1 (5 litre) Soil drenching at planting
and if need be at 45 days
after planting
Cypermethrin10
EC
260-304 ml in 200-
280 l of wateracre
Sprayed around the base of
plants at 30days and if need
be at 60days after planting
Fipronil 5SC
Phosalone 35 EC
1500-2000 mlha
1000-1500 mlha
Properly sprayed on crop
canopy as well as basal part
of the plant after 30-45 days
of planting
NSKE 5 25 Kgha Sprayed on soil as well as on
crop to prevent larval feeding
TOP BORER
Carbofuran 3 G or
Phorate 10 G
1 kg aiha (33 kg)
or
3 kg aiha (30 kg)
Soil application during last
week of June or first week of
July against third brood of
the pest in sub-tropical India
STALK BORER
Monocrotophos 36
SL3 kg aiha (75 lit)
Both foliar and Soil
application during July-
August
ROOT BORER
Qunalphos 5 G
Phorate 10G
25 kg aiha (50 kg)
30 kgha Soil application
Continuedhellip
The eggs are oval creamy white when fresh and later turn to brown in colour
The newly hatched grub is white amp scarabaeiform
The pupa is exarate type and pupation takes place in soil
- Generally the adults are lamellate and males being smaller than female
- Dark brown beetles
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Both grub and adult cause the
damage
Grub feeds on fine rootlets and
then girdles of the main roots
Yellowing and wilting of leaves
and finally dries out
Affected canes come off
easily when pulled
Cultural Methods Collection and destruction of adult beetles from host
trees immediately after first heavy summer rains Picking of grubs manually from field Repeated ploughing amp exposing various stages of
grub to their natural enemies The use of light trapBiological Methods Bacillus popillae (Bacteria) Beauveria bassiana (Fungus)
IPM strategy for White grub
Chemical Methods The adult can be controlled by -
Carbaryl 01 Monocrotophos 005 Chlorpyriphos 005
The grub can be controlled by - Phorate 10 G 25 kg per ha Carbofuran 3G 35 kg per ha
(Light trap)
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
Insecticide and
formulation
Dosage Method and time of
application
SHOOT BORER
Chlorpyrifos 20EC 1kg ai ha -1 (5 litre) Soil drenching at planting
and if need be at 45 days
after planting
Cypermethrin10
EC
260-304 ml in 200-
280 l of wateracre
Sprayed around the base of
plants at 30days and if need
be at 60days after planting
Fipronil 5SC
Phosalone 35 EC
1500-2000 mlha
1000-1500 mlha
Properly sprayed on crop
canopy as well as basal part
of the plant after 30-45 days
of planting
NSKE 5 25 Kgha Sprayed on soil as well as on
crop to prevent larval feeding
TOP BORER
Carbofuran 3 G or
Phorate 10 G
1 kg aiha (33 kg)
or
3 kg aiha (30 kg)
Soil application during last
week of June or first week of
July against third brood of
the pest in sub-tropical India
STALK BORER
Monocrotophos 36
SL3 kg aiha (75 lit)
Both foliar and Soil
application during July-
August
ROOT BORER
Qunalphos 5 G
Phorate 10G
25 kg aiha (50 kg)
30 kgha Soil application
Continuedhellip
The eggs are oval creamy white when fresh and later turn to brown in colour
The newly hatched grub is white amp scarabaeiform
The pupa is exarate type and pupation takes place in soil
- Generally the adults are lamellate and males being smaller than female
- Dark brown beetles
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Both grub and adult cause the
damage
Grub feeds on fine rootlets and
then girdles of the main roots
Yellowing and wilting of leaves
and finally dries out
Affected canes come off
easily when pulled
Cultural Methods Collection and destruction of adult beetles from host
trees immediately after first heavy summer rains Picking of grubs manually from field Repeated ploughing amp exposing various stages of
grub to their natural enemies The use of light trapBiological Methods Bacillus popillae (Bacteria) Beauveria bassiana (Fungus)
IPM strategy for White grub
Chemical Methods The adult can be controlled by -
Carbaryl 01 Monocrotophos 005 Chlorpyriphos 005
The grub can be controlled by - Phorate 10 G 25 kg per ha Carbofuran 3G 35 kg per ha
(Light trap)
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
TOP BORER
Carbofuran 3 G or
Phorate 10 G
1 kg aiha (33 kg)
or
3 kg aiha (30 kg)
Soil application during last
week of June or first week of
July against third brood of
the pest in sub-tropical India
STALK BORER
Monocrotophos 36
SL3 kg aiha (75 lit)
Both foliar and Soil
application during July-
August
ROOT BORER
Qunalphos 5 G
Phorate 10G
25 kg aiha (50 kg)
30 kgha Soil application
Continuedhellip
The eggs are oval creamy white when fresh and later turn to brown in colour
The newly hatched grub is white amp scarabaeiform
The pupa is exarate type and pupation takes place in soil
- Generally the adults are lamellate and males being smaller than female
- Dark brown beetles
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Both grub and adult cause the
damage
Grub feeds on fine rootlets and
then girdles of the main roots
Yellowing and wilting of leaves
and finally dries out
Affected canes come off
easily when pulled
Cultural Methods Collection and destruction of adult beetles from host
trees immediately after first heavy summer rains Picking of grubs manually from field Repeated ploughing amp exposing various stages of
grub to their natural enemies The use of light trapBiological Methods Bacillus popillae (Bacteria) Beauveria bassiana (Fungus)
IPM strategy for White grub
Chemical Methods The adult can be controlled by -
Carbaryl 01 Monocrotophos 005 Chlorpyriphos 005
The grub can be controlled by - Phorate 10 G 25 kg per ha Carbofuran 3G 35 kg per ha
(Light trap)
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
The eggs are oval creamy white when fresh and later turn to brown in colour
The newly hatched grub is white amp scarabaeiform
The pupa is exarate type and pupation takes place in soil
- Generally the adults are lamellate and males being smaller than female
- Dark brown beetles
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Both grub and adult cause the
damage
Grub feeds on fine rootlets and
then girdles of the main roots
Yellowing and wilting of leaves
and finally dries out
Affected canes come off
easily when pulled
Cultural Methods Collection and destruction of adult beetles from host
trees immediately after first heavy summer rains Picking of grubs manually from field Repeated ploughing amp exposing various stages of
grub to their natural enemies The use of light trapBiological Methods Bacillus popillae (Bacteria) Beauveria bassiana (Fungus)
IPM strategy for White grub
Chemical Methods The adult can be controlled by -
Carbaryl 01 Monocrotophos 005 Chlorpyriphos 005
The grub can be controlled by - Phorate 10 G 25 kg per ha Carbofuran 3G 35 kg per ha
(Light trap)
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Both grub and adult cause the
damage
Grub feeds on fine rootlets and
then girdles of the main roots
Yellowing and wilting of leaves
and finally dries out
Affected canes come off
easily when pulled
Cultural Methods Collection and destruction of adult beetles from host
trees immediately after first heavy summer rains Picking of grubs manually from field Repeated ploughing amp exposing various stages of
grub to their natural enemies The use of light trapBiological Methods Bacillus popillae (Bacteria) Beauveria bassiana (Fungus)
IPM strategy for White grub
Chemical Methods The adult can be controlled by -
Carbaryl 01 Monocrotophos 005 Chlorpyriphos 005
The grub can be controlled by - Phorate 10 G 25 kg per ha Carbofuran 3G 35 kg per ha
(Light trap)
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
Cultural Methods Collection and destruction of adult beetles from host
trees immediately after first heavy summer rains Picking of grubs manually from field Repeated ploughing amp exposing various stages of
grub to their natural enemies The use of light trapBiological Methods Bacillus popillae (Bacteria) Beauveria bassiana (Fungus)
IPM strategy for White grub
Chemical Methods The adult can be controlled by -
Carbaryl 01 Monocrotophos 005 Chlorpyriphos 005
The grub can be controlled by - Phorate 10 G 25 kg per ha Carbofuran 3G 35 kg per ha
(Light trap)
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
Workers attack the
newly planted setts and
affect germination
They enter through cut ends of
setts amp feed on the soft tissue
The tunnel or rind excavated is
filled with the soil
The termites attack setts shoots
canes and also stubbles
Entire shoot dries up and can
be pulled out easily
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
The use of partially decomposed manure should be
avoided
Locate and destroy the termite colony near by field
Irrigation water with crude oil emulsion
The removal of decaying organic matters cow dung
wood or dry stubbles from the field
Setts treatment with Imidacloprid 70 WS(01) or
Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 004 for 5 min
Application of well rotten Neem cake manure 60
Cartloads ha
Spray Chlorpyriphos 20EC 750 mlha
IPM strategy for Termite
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
Pale greenish yellow eggs in clusters Eggs are laid on the underside of leaves
covered over with a white filamentous waxy material secreted by the female
Newly hatched nymphs are milky white in color
They posses a characteristic feather like processes covered by wax
Adults are straw coloured with wings folded like a roof on the back
Head is prominently drawn forward as a sort of rostrum
EGG
N
Y
M
P
H
ADULT
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Adults and the nymps suck leafsap from the under surface of thelower leavesLeaves become yellow top leavesget dried up and lateral budsgerminateHoppers exude honeydew resultthe leaves are completely coveredby the sooty mould This affectsphotosynthesis
Black sooty
mould
Yellowing in
leaf
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
Burn trashes after harvesting canes
Remove lower leaves bearing egg cluster
Ratooning should be avoided
Balance Nitrogen should be applied
Dust malathion 5 40kgha or
Spray malathion 50 EC 125kgaiha
Release of 8000-12000 cocoons or 32 to 4 lakh eggs of Epiricania melanoleuca per haduring July-August
Use Coccinella septempunctata (predator) amp Metarhizium anisopliae (fungal pathogen)
IPM strategy for Pyrilla
E melanoleuca
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
Nymphs and adults feed by sucking
the juice and cause shrivelling up
and stunting of canes
Nodal region is more infested than
internodal region
Infested crop losses its vigour canes
shrivel non-opening of leaves amp
ultimately cane dries up
Such canes when slit open appear
brownish red
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Node
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
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
Give hot water treatment before planting
Presoak the setts in 01 solution Malathion 50 EC
Spray 125 litres of Malathion 50 EC or 2 litres of
Dimethoate 30 EC in 1250 litres of water per ha
Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 2mllit of water
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Scale
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
Parasitoids Cheiloneurus spp
Predatory mite Saniosulus nudus
Tyrophagus puttoscentiae
Predators Pharoscymnus horni
Chilocorus nigritus
( Cheiloneurus spp )
( P horni )
ADULT LARVAE
( T puttoscentiae )
( C nigritus )
A
D
U
L
T
LARVAE
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Pinkish oval insects beneath leaf
sheath amp on the nodes with whitish
waxy coating
Nymph and adult suck juice from cane in group
amp reduces vigour of the plant
It also attack roots
Honey dew secretion leads to development of
Sooty mould which gives blackish appearance
to canes
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Mealy bug
Use resistant varieties like CO 439 CO 443 CO 720 CO 730
Drain excess water from the field
Detrash the crop on 150 and 210 Days After Planting
Apply methyl parathion 50 EC 1000 ml or malathion 50 EC
1000 ml per ha on the stem immediately when noticed
Rubbing of setts with gunny bag pieces dipped in Malathion
(01 solution)
Biocontrol agents
Brumoides suturalis
Leptomastix dactyolopii
B suturalis L dactyolopii(Predator) (Parasitoid)
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
Nymphs and adultof C lanigera
Alate (winged) formof C lanigera
SYMPTOMS OF DAMAGE
Nymphs and adult feed in groups
and weaken cane
Leaves turn yellow color because of
sucking sap by these aphids
Sooty mould growth on lower leaves
of woolly aphid infested plant( Affected plant leaves )
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
Avoid the planting of sugarcane under and around trees in
order to prevent the perpetuation of white woolly aphid
Removal of water shoots
Detrashing of canes in woolly aphid prone areas
IPM strategy for Sugarcane Woolly Aphid
Dipha aphidivora Micromus igorotus
Biocontrol agents
Syrphid larvae Aphelinus desantisi
( PREDATORS ) ( PARASITOID )
Release of M igorotus 2600 grubsha
Release of Dipha aphidivora 1000 larvaeha
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS
bull Soil application of phorate 10G 10 kg or carbofuron
3G 30 kg ha in
bull Foliar application of dimethoate 30 EC 005
metasystox 25 EC 004
acephate 75 SP 01
at 15-20 days interval depending on pest population
Synonychagrandis (Thunberg)
Megalocariadilatata (Fabricius
Coelophorabiplagiata (Swartz)
OTHER NATURAL PREDATORS