The sugar-cane moth borer /

Holloway, T. E.; Heinrich, Carl; Loftin, U. C.

doi:10.5962/bhl.title.108345

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“…In such cases there was little or no increase in size, while some larvae became smaller. Similar observations were made by Decker (1930Decker ( , 1931 in Luperina and Papaipema and by Holloway, Haley & Loftin (1928) in Diatraea saccharalis (F.). In the last-named insect, the increased instar number was due to low temperatures, in Luperina it was due to " abnormal temperatures, bad food or other unfavourable conditions ".…”

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A Method of distinguishing the larval Stages ofAgriotes sputator(L.) (Col., Elaterid.)

Basden

1950

Bull. Entomol. Res.

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Little was known about the composition of wireworm populations until Salt and Hollick (1944) published an account of the complete wireworm populations of soil samples from pasture. Their paper showed for the first time the great preponderance of small larvae in any wireworm population from old grassland. It also pointed out that there is " in general, a very marked correlation between the length of the larvae and their numbers-there are many larvae in the smaller size-groups, and progressively decreasing numbers of the larger sizes ".The question at once arises : In such a wireworm population what is the relation between the size of the larvae and their age ? It is known that the larval life extends over a period of about four years, but apart from the fact that in general the smallest larvae are the youngest, and the largest are the oldest, it is impossible to say what proportion of the larvae in a population is in the first, second, third or fourth year of their life. If the population could be accurately divided into year-groups, or into instars, it would be possible to trace the incidence of favourable or unfavourable factors. For instance, a population containing an especially high proportion of larvae in the second year-group would point to especially favourable conditions for oviposition two years previously, and for survival since.The primary object of the present investigation was to discover a means of distinguishing with certainty the different instars of wireworms as the first step in the analysis of larval populations with respect to age and time. Material.The investigations were confined to Agriotes sputator (L.) from Cambridgeshire and, for the greater part of the work, it was desirable to study a large homogeneous collection of larvae. Such a collection was obtained from a soil sample, of area 1 yard sq. and depth 6 ins., taken from permanent grassland in August 1942. This yielded 1,039 wireworms.The larvae from a second sample were examined to corroborate the data obtained from this collection. This sample, from an area 1 foot sq. and 18 ins. deep, was from, the same field but had been taken in February 1942. The larvae were extracted from the soil samples by the method described by Salt and Hollick (1944). They were preserved in 70 per cent, alcohol.A number of cast skins from larvae reared individually in tubes in the laboratory was also available. Some of these larvae were known to have pupated.The character used to distinguish A. sputator larvae from other species present in the August collection was that given by Gueniat (1934), that is the punctation on the cushion on which the legs are borne. This character was easily seen on the large larvae using a 12-5 ocular and a 6-8 objective, but not on the small specimens ; all but three of a total of 755 large larvae examined proved to be sputator. The rest of the collection were all less than 4-8 mm. in length. It would have necessitated mounting each specimen in glycerine and using a much higher magnification to have determined the species in ea...

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A Method of distinguishing the larval Stages ofAgriotes sputator(L.) (Col., Elaterid.)

Basden

1950

Bull. Entomol. Res.

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“…One of the most important D. saccharalis management tactics at the time was to have all sugarcane growers in Louisiana plant non-insect-infested seed cane [6]. Growers were encouraged to submerge sugarcane in hot water to kill borer larvae prior to planting and to manually remove severely damaged plants during the early growing season [7].…”

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Interaction of Cultural, Biological, and Varietal Controls for Management of Stalk Borers in Louisiana Sugarcane

Reagan

Mulcahy

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 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.

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“…Sugarcane borer larvae ( Fig. 6 ) are yellowish-white with a brown head capsule, and possess brown spots on each body segment during the summer, whereas winter forms lack spots ( Holloway 1928 , Legaspi 1997b ). Sugarcane borer larvae are therefore easy to distinguish from Mexican rice borer larvae.…”

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Biology and Management of the Mexican Rice Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Rice in the United States

Beuzelin¹,

Wilson²,

VanWeelden

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J Integr Pest Manag

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The Mexican rice borer, Eoreuma loftini (Dyar), is an invasive pest of rice, Oryza sativa L., in the Gulf Coast region of the United States. This pest also damages sugarcane, Saccharum spp. hybrids; corn, Zea mays L.; and sorghum, Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, and feeds on weedy noncrop grasses. Multiple aspects of integrated pest management including use of pheromone traps, manipulation of planting dates, harvest cutting height, stubble management, noncrop host management, soil fertility management, host plant resistance, use of insecticides, and biological control have been studied for Mexican rice borer management. However, the current management strategy in rice primarily relies on the use of chlorantraniliprole insecticide seed treatments. This profile addresses Mexican rice borer biology and management in rice in the United States.

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The sugar-cane moth borer /

Cited by 11 publications

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A Method of distinguishing the larval Stages ofAgriotes sputator(L.) (Col., Elaterid.)

A Method of distinguishing the larval Stages ofAgriotes sputator(L.) (Col., Elaterid.)

Interaction of Cultural, Biological, and Varietal Controls for Management of Stalk Borers in Louisiana Sugarcane

Biology and Management of the Mexican Rice Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Rice in the United States

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