Ecofriendly Management of Sugarcane Pests

Contents: 1. Introduction. Part - A: Borer Pests. 2. Shoot Borer, Chilo infuscatellus (Snellen). 3. Top Borer, Scirpophaga excerptalis (Walker). 4. Internode Borer, Chilo sacchariphagus indicus (Kapur). 5. Stalk Borer, Chilo auricilius (Dudgeon). 6. Gurdaspur Borer, Acigona steniellus (Hampson). 7. Plassey Borer, Chilo tumidicostalis (Hmpan). 8. Root Borer, Emmalocera depressella (Swinhoe). 9. Maize Borer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe). 10. Pink Borer, Stromlo inferens (Walker). Part - B: Subterranean Pests: 11. Termite, Odontotermes obesus (Rambur). 12. White Grub, Holotrichia consanguinea (Blanch). Part - C: Sucking Pests: 13. Pyrilla; Pyrilla perpusilla (Walker). 14. Scale Insect, Melanaspis glomerata (Green). 15. Mealy Bugs, Saccharicoccus sacchari (Cockerell). 16. White-fly, Aleurolobus barodensis (Mask.). 17. Black-bug, Cavelerius excavates (Dist.). 18. Sugarcane Wooly Aphid Ceratovacuna lanigera (Zehntner). Part - D: Management Strategy: 19. Significance of biological control. 20. Sugarcane subtropical and tropical region. 21. Ecological Engineering for Pest Management. 22. Application of pesticides equipments and their safe use. 23. Artificial intelligence and its application in sugarcane. 24. Recommended pesticides for sugarcane crop.