Sugarcane gurdaspur borrer

Ehtisham Ali Hussain
University College Of Agriculture,
University Of Sargodha, Sargodha
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1. Sugarcane Gurdaspur borrer Ehtisham Ali Hussain BAGF15E258 UCA, University Of Sargodha

2. Taxonomy T.N Acigona stenniella Family Pyralidae Order Lepidoptera

3. IDENTIFICATION EGG : Eggs are white when laid after turns into dark gray just before hatching. LARVAE: Larvae are creamy white with four longitudinal reddish brown strips on the body ADULT: Adult are brown with seven black spots outer margin of fore wing . Hindwings are white in color.

4. Host plants Sugarcane ,Sorghum, Maize, Distribution Major pest in Worldwide

5. Life cycle Eggs are lays in cluster form 100-300 on upper surface of leaf. Eggs Hatching 1 week Larvae 4 week Pupae 2 week Adult 1 week 2 -3 generations per year Larvae over-winter in stubbles

6. DAMAGE The young larvae enter the top portion of canes through a hole from node. There they feed by making upward spiral galleries. In the beginning ,its attack is in the patches in the field and later on it spread to the entire field where the canes dry up. The attacked node portions of the canes break even by slight disturbance; by air, animal etc. S ugar contents of the canes are also reduced.

7. CONTROL Destruction of stubbles. By cutting the attacked portion of the canes. No ratooning of crop. Destruction of alternate host plants, especially sarkanda.

8. Conti… Light traps are used to attract the adult moths. When seed bed prepared deep ploughing should be where sugarcane is following sugarcane. Biocontrol agents are used ( Trichogramma spp.) Application of carbofuran G 10-15 kg/acre . Furadon 16kg/acre or D iazinon g 10-15 kg/acre.