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IPM Strategies for Sugarcane

Sugarcane: Pests

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<h3>Pests of National Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect and mite pests</h4>
<h5>Borers</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Early shoot borer:</strong> Chilo infuscatellus Snellen (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)</li>
<li><strong>Pink borer:</strong> Sesamia inferens Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)</li>
<li><strong>Top shoot borer:</strong> Scirpophaga excerptalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)</li>
<li><strong>Root borer:</strong> Emmalocera depressella (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)</li>
<li><strong>Internode borer:</strong> Chilo sacchariphagus indicus (Kapur) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)</li>
<li><strong>Stalk borer:</strong> Chilo auricilius Dudgeon (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Sucking pests</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>White woolly aphid:</strong> Ceratovacuna lanigera Zehntner (Hemiptera: Aphididae)</li>
<li><strong>Black bug:</strong> Cavelerius sweeti Dist. (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)</li>
<li><strong>Whitefly:</strong> Aleurolobus barodensis Maskell (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)</li>
<li><strong>Pyrilla:</strong> Pyrilla perpusilla Walker (Hemiptera: Lophopidae)</li>
<li><strong>Mealybug:</strong> Saccharicoccus sacchari Cockerell, (Hemiptera: Pseudococcoidae)</li>
<li><strong>Mite:</strong> Oligonychus sacchari McGregor (Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Subterranean pest</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Termites:</strong> Odontotermes spp. (Isoptera: Termitidae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Red rot:</strong> Colletotrichum falcatum Went</li>
<li><strong>Wilt:</strong> Acremonium implicatum, (Gilman &amp; Abbott) Gams, Fusarium moniliforme sub sp. Glotinans J. Sheld</li>
<li><strong>Grassy shoot:</strong> Mycoplasma like organism (MLO)</li>
<li><strong>Smut:</strong> Ustilago scitaminea (Syd.) M. Piepenbr., M. Stoll &amp; Oberw</li>
<li><strong>Scald:</strong> Xanthomonas albilineans Dowson</li>
<li><strong>Red striped disease:</strong> Xanthomonas rubrilineans Dowson</li>
</ul>
<h4>Weeds</h4>
<h5>Major Kharif</h5>
<strong>Broad leaf</strong> 
<ul>
<li><strong>Pigweed: </strong>Amaranthus viridisHook. F. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Swine cress:</strong> Coronopus didymus(L.) Sm. (Brassicaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Black nightshade:</strong> Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Common purselane:</strong> Portulaca oleracea L. (Portualacaceae)</li>
<li><strong>False amaranth:</strong> Digera arvensis Forssk. (Amaranthaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Lambs quarter:</strong> Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Scarlet pimpernel:</strong> Anagallis arvensis L. (Primulaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Sweet clover:</strong> Melilotus indica(L.) All. (Fabaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Field bindweed:</strong> Convolvulus arvensis L. (Convolvulaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Fine leaf fumitory:</strong> Fumaria parvifl ora Lam. (Fumariaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Corn spurry:</strong> Spergula arvensis L. (Caryophyllaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Carrot grass:</strong> Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li><strong>Horse purslane:</strong> Trianthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Goat weed:</strong> Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li><strong>Tropical spider wort:</strong> Commelina benghalensis L. (Commelinaceae)</li>
<li><strong>False daisy: </strong>Eclipta alba L. (Asteraceae)</li>
<li><strong>Spurge:</strong> Euphorbia hirta L. (Euphorbiaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Grasses</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Crabgrass:</strong> Digiteria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Barnyard grass:</strong> Echinochloa crusgalli(L.) Beauv. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Bermuda grass:</strong> Cynodon dactylon(L.) Pers. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Wild sugarcane: </strong>Saccharum spontaneum L. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Johnson grass:</strong> Sorghum halapense (L.) Pers. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Torpedo grass:</strong> Panicum repens L. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Bluegrass:</strong> Poa annua L. (Poaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Chinese lovegrass:</strong> Eragrostis unioloides (Retz.) Nees. Ex Steud. Poaceae</li>
<li><strong>Goosegrass:</strong> Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner (Poaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h5>Sedges</h5>
<ul>
<li><strong>Purple nutsedge:</strong> Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
<li><strong>Flat sedge:</strong> Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Rodent &amp; Mammals</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Lesser bandicoot:</strong> Bandicota bengalensis Gray (Rodentia: Muridae)</li>
<li><strong>Soft furred field rat:</strong> Millardia meltada Gray (Rodentia: Muridae)</li>
<li><strong>Jackal:</strong> Canis aureus L. (Carnivora: Canidae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nematodes</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Lesion nematode:</strong> Pratylenchus coffeae Goodey</li>
<li><strong>Lance nematode:</strong> Hoplolaimus indicus, Sher</li>
<li><strong>Reniform nematode:</strong> Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford and Oliveira</li>
<li><strong>Root knot nematode:</strong> Meloidogyne spp.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pest of Regional Significance</h3>
<h4>Insect pests</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Plassy borer:</strong> Chilo tumidicostalis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)</li>
<li><strong>Scale insect:</strong> Melanaspis glomerata Green (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)</li>
<li><strong>White grub:</strong> Holotrichia consanguinea Blanch. (Coleoptera: Scarabeidae)</li>
<li><strong>Gurdaspur borer:</strong> Acigona steniellus Hampson (Lepidoptera:Crambidae)</li>
<li><strong>Green borer:</strong> Raphimetopus ablutellus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Diseases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Pokkahboeng:</strong> Fusarium moniliforme Sheldon</li>
<li><strong>Rust:</strong> Puccinia melanocephala H. &amp; P. Syd.</li>
<li><strong>Mosaic:</strong> Sugarcane mosaic virus</li>
<li><strong>Yellow Leaf Disease:</strong> Sugarcane yellow leaf virus (SCYLV)</li>
</ul>
<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Sugarcane</h3>
<p>To know the IPM practices for Sugarcane, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-commercial-crops/ipm-strategies-for-sugarcane/sugarcane-crop-stage-wise-ipm">click here.</a></p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Sugarcane.pdf" target="_blank" title="niphm.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)"><i>NIPHM</i></a> and <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://ppqs.gov.in/" target="_blank" title="ppqs.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)"><i>Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine &amp; Storage</i></a></p>
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