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Natural Enemies of Sugarcane

Biocontrol strategy for the management of sugarcane insect pests

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Submitted by Rakesh Kumar Singh on Mon, 16/08/2010 17:09

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Sugarcane is a perennial crop harbors number of natural enemies. These natural enemies
play important role for maintaining pest population. Physical growth of the crop and
availability of insect pests round the year give ample scope for the exploitation of
biocontrol agents in the managements of sugarcane insect pests.

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In India Trichogramma chilonis, an egg parasitoid has been in use against sugarcane borers
since long. This parasite is being mass multiplied and released in large number against
cane borers. Later on other larval parasitoids like Cotesia flavipes, Isotima javensis etc.,
and nymphal and adult parasitoid, Epiricania melanoleuca has been used against different
target pests. In recent past, shoot borer granulosis virus and muscardine fungi, Metarhizium
anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana have been used in management of sugarcane insect
pests.

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The following table gives methodology of managing insectpests of sugarcane through

bioagents.
Crop stage

Pest covered

Management practice

March to June

Shoot borer

1. Release of egg parasitoid,

Tricogramma chilonis @ 50,
000/ha at 7 days interval in
southern India

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2. Foliar spray of shoot

borer grainulosis virus (G. V. )

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107 109
IB/ml in Tamil Nadu
and Karnataka

Hemant Sharma

3. Release of Sturmiopsis
inferens @ 125 gravid
female/ha in coastal Tamil
Nadu
Pyrilla

Kannada POP

Conservation of nymphal and

egg parasite, Epricania
melanoluca in endemic pockets

July to October

Root borer, stalk borer,

Release of egg parasitoid,
internode borer, Gurdaspur Trichogramma chilonis @
borer
50,000/ha at 10 days interval

July to August

Top borer

Release of Isotima javensis @

125/ha

July to September

Pyrilla

1. Redistribution of Epiricania
melanoleuca from heavily
parasitized field to low
parasitized field or

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2. Foliar spray so Metrhizium

anisopliae @ 107 spores/ml or
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3. Release of 250/ha adults of

pyrilla loaded with Metrhizium
anisopliae spore dust.

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November onwards

Stalk borer

Foliar spray 107 spores/ml of

Beauveria bassiana

Black bug

Release of black bug adults

loaded with spores of Beauveria
bassiana @ 5000 adults/ha.

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