Sugar Cane White Fly

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION Common Name

:

Lahi, safed Mashi

Scientific Name

:

Aleurolobus barodensis

Order

:

Hemiptera

Sub – Order : Family :

Homoptera

Aleurodidae

NATURE OF DAMAGE Mymph suck plant sap from the lower surface

of leaves Drainage of sap adversely affects plant growth.

LIFE HISTORY EGG Eggs are laid on the undersurface of the leaves in circular or semicircular masses. Freshly laid eggs are yellowish white which later become duscky yellow.

NYMPH Oval in shaps and brownish in colour their bodies surrounded by white wax.

PUPA  Pupation occurs on the leaves.

ADULT  Palebrown with black bands on wings.

LIFE CYCLE

MANAGEMENT Spray femitrothion or monocrotophos@2lit./ha

(1000lit/sprayfluid ). Tge resustant varieties of sugarcane viz. Co.

285, Co S- 385 and 1158 should be grown in affected areas.

SUGAR CANE LEAF HOPPER

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION Coman Name

:

Alghora, Pyrilla

Scientific Name

:

Pyrilla perpusilla

Order

:

Hemiptera

Sub Order

:

Homoptera

Family

:

Fulgoridae

NATURE OF DAMAGE Nymph and adults remains in groups on the

lower surface of leaves and suck the plant sap. They secrete honey dew, which attract sooty mould development. Severe attack results in loss of sugar content in the cans to the extent of 34% and grouth is supressed.

LIFE HISTORY EGG Egg are laid in clusters on the lower surface of leave or in the leafe sheaths. Egg are covered with white fluffy waxy filaments.

NYMPH Soft plate pale brown dorsally and pale orange ventrally with two tharacteristic and filaments.

ADULT soft straw coloured with head pointing forward as snout wings fald over the abdomen like hood. They are densely veined and transparent.

LIFE CYCLE

MANAGEMENT 1. Release parasitoid of epiricarnia melanoleuca fl. for effective Supresssion of pyrilla .

2. Avoid exessive use of nitrogenaus fertilizers. 3. Detrash the crop 150th and 210th day after planting. 4. Set up light traps to attract and kill the adult hoppers.

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