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VOL. 10, ISSUE 11 (2025)
Insect pests of sugarcane in Andhra Pradesh: Current status and integrated management
Authors
Bhavani B
Abstract
Sugarcane is a long duration crop and is prone to be attacked by
several insect pests. According to an estimate, sugarcane production declines
by 20-25 percent due to insect pests. In India, sugarcane is infested by about
228 insect pests. Nearly 15 insect pests are causing significant losses to the
quality and quantity of sugarcane. Among the pest groups of sugarcane, borers
are the most important followed by soil pests, sucking pests, and defoliators.
In Andhra Pradesh, the major sugarcane pests include early shoot borer,
internode borer, and scale insect whereas sporadic pests which appear irregularly
but can be damaging include mealybugs, whitefly, termites, white grubs and
minor pests, which are less frequent and typically cause limited damage,
include fall armyworm, root borer, top borer, Pyrilla, woolly aphid
& grasshopper, non-insect pests like sugarcane mite /web mite and rodents.
Several factors have contributed to the persistent pest build-up, including
high daytime temperatures combined with low relative humidity; irregular
irrigation schedules with long intervals during the early stages of crop
growth, making them more susceptible; non-availability of resistant cultivars,
limiting options for effective pest management; neglected ratooning practices,
improper or inadequate usage of pesticides and chemicals. These combined
factors have resulted in sustained pest problems across the Andhra Pradesh. To
maintain the pest population at minimum level, integrated pest management is
the only way to manage the pests and sustainable production in sugarcane. In
this chapter, the current pest scenario and their management in sugarcane
agroecosystem were outlined in detail.
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Pages:103-116
How to cite this article:
Bhavani B "Insect pests of sugarcane in Andhra Pradesh: Current status and integrated management". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 10, Issue 11, 2025, Pages 103-116
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