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Ecology and Pest Management of Sugarcane Insects
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Ecology and Pest Management of Sugarcane Insects

A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2019) | Viewed by 17269

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Thomas E. Reagan

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Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University, 474 Life Sciences Bldg., Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Interests: ecology and pest management of sugarcane insects
Dr. Des Conlong

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South African Sugarcane Research Institute, Mount Edgecombe 4302, South Africa
Interests: sterile insect technique; area-wide integrated pest management; food security and food safety
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Special Issue Information

Most evolutionary ecologists believe that sugarcane first evolved in Papua New Guinea, probably near the Ramu river valley and on adjacent mountains where several component grass species occur today at different clines. Sugarcane entomological scientists write this issue from many different sugarcane countries, Australia, South Africa, Ecuador, Madagascar, Thailand, the U.S, and others. Because sugarcane is a monocot crop that grows differently in some places, different cultivars are quite often unique by area. Also, the use of certain insecticides is often exclusive to the United States. The purpose of this issue usually is to explain how we preserve biological control in countries outside of the United States of America.

Prof. Dr. Thomas E. Reagan
Dr. Des Conlong
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First Screening of Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Fungus as Biocontrol Agents against an Emerging Pest of Sugarcane, Cacosceles newmannii (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
by Marion Javal, John S. Terblanche, Desmond E. Conlong and Antoinette P. Malan
Insects 2019, 10(4), 117; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10040117 - 25 Apr 2019
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Cacosceles newmannii (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is an emerging pest of sugarcane in South Africa. The larvae of this cerambycid beetle live within the sugarcane stalk and drill galleries that considerably reduce sugar production. To provide an alternative to chemical control, entomopathogenic nematodes and fungus [...] Read more.
Cacosceles newmannii (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is an emerging pest of sugarcane in South Africa. The larvae of this cerambycid beetle live within the sugarcane stalk and drill galleries that considerably reduce sugar production. To provide an alternative to chemical control, entomopathogenic nematodes and fungus were investigated as potential biological control agents to be used in an integrated pest management system. The nematodes Steinernema yirgalemense, S. jeffreyense, Heterorhabditis indica, and different concentrations of the fungus Metarhizium pinghaense were screened for efficacy (i.e., mortality rate) against larvae of C. newmannii. The different biocontrol agents used, revealed a low level of pathogenicity to C. newmannii larvae, when compared to control treatments. Full article
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Interaction of Cultural, Biological, and Varietal Controls for Management of Stalk Borers in Louisiana Sugarcane
by Thomas E. Reagan and Megan M. Mulcahy
Insects 2019, 10(9), 305; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10090305 - 19 Sep 2019
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Diatraea saccharalis F is considered the most important pest of sugarcane in the United States. This article focuses on the history of pest management as it relates to the control of this stem borer in Louisiana sugarcane, and how control practices have become [...] Read more.
Diatraea saccharalis F is considered the most important pest of sugarcane in the United States. This article focuses on the history of pest management as it relates to the control of this stem borer in Louisiana sugarcane, and how control practices have become more in tune with integrated pest management paradigms. Various pest management strategies are employed against D. saccharalis and the interactions between each of these provide farmers with the tools needed to curb damaging infestations. However, the invasion of the Mexican rice borer, Eoreuma loftini (Dyar), and other confounding environmental factors have presented farmers, consultants, and researchers with new pest management challenges. We address these challenges and provide an overview of ongoing developments, particularly in the Louisiana sugarcane pest management program. Full article
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Mexican Rice Borer Control Tactics in United States Sugarcane
by Allan T. Showler
Insects 2019, 10(6), 160; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10060160 - 05 Jun 2019
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The invasive Mexican rice borer, Eoreuma loftini (Dyar), expanded its range from Mexico to South Texas in the early 1980s. By 2008 the pest had moved into sugarcane- and rice-growing areas of East Texas and Louisiana, and by 2012 it was reported on [...] Read more.
The invasive Mexican rice borer, Eoreuma loftini (Dyar), expanded its range from Mexico to South Texas in the early 1980s. By 2008 the pest had moved into sugarcane- and rice-growing areas of East Texas and Louisiana, and by 2012 it was reported on noncrop host plants in Florida. Efforts to suppress E. loftini in United States sugarcane with chemicals and biological control agents were unsuccessful, so both tactics were discontinued, and E. loftini infestation of sugarcane has continued unchecked. During the last 15 years, however, research has focused on the pest’s ecology, improved insecticides and scouting methods, the identification of sugarcane resistance mechanisms, and new cultural tactics. A surveillance technique was developed that indicates when larvae are most vulnerable to insecticide sprays. Currently, registered insecticides for E. loftini control are not widely applied, although some show promise, including an insect growth regulator. A number of potentially useful cultural practices are available, including plowing under fallow stubble, judicious use of fertilizer, adequate irrigation, avoiding proximity to E. loftini-susceptible maize cultivars, and enhancement of natural enemy populations. Demonstrated and potentially useful sugarcane resistance mechanisms involve physiochemical attributes, physical characteristics, and transgenic cultivars. Full article
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Hemipteran Pests of Sugarcane in North America
by Blake E. Wilson
Insects 2019, 10(4), 107; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10040107 - 14 Apr 2019
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Piercing-sucking herbivores (Insecta: Hemiptera) represent one of the greatest threats to agricultural production worldwide. Hemipteran pests directly injure plants as well as vector disease-causing plant pathogens. Production of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) in North America is impacted by a complex of Hemiptera including [...] Read more.
Piercing-sucking herbivores (Insecta: Hemiptera) represent one of the greatest threats to agricultural production worldwide. Hemipteran pests directly injure plants as well as vector disease-causing plant pathogens. Production of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) in North America is impacted by a complex of Hemiptera including the sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari Zehntner (Aphididae); yellow sugarcane aphid, Sipha flava (Forbes) (Aphididae); West Indian canefly, Saccharosydne saccharivora (Westwood) (Delphacidae); sugarcane delphacid, Perkinsiella saccharicida Kirkaldy (Delphacidae); and sugarcane lace bug, Leptodictya tabida (Herric-Schaeffer) (Tingidae). None of these pests is consistently damaging to large amounts of sugarcane acreage, but regional outbreaks are common. The biology, ecology, and pest management of these insects are discussed with emphasis on North America sugarcane production. Full article
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