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Sugarcane pink borer (278) Print Fact Sheet

Summary

Common Name

Pink sugarcane borer, Ramu shoot borer, sugarcane borer

Scientific Name

Sesamia grisescens


AUTHOR Grahame Jackson
Information from Dossiers on Sesamia species as pests of sugarcane. Sugarcane Research Australia. (http://www.sugarresearch.com.au/icms_docs/163514_Sesamia_spp_Dossier.pdf); and from Young GR, Kuniata LS (1992) A major pest of sugarcane endemic to Papua New Guinea: A constant threat to the Australian sugar industry. (http://sesamiagrisescens.weebly.com/morphology.html); and CABI (2012) Sesamia grisescens (Pink sugarcane borer). Crop Protection Compendium. (www.cabi.org/cpc). Photo 1 Korowi KT, Samson PR (2013) Screening for borer resistance among sugarcane clones in Papua New Guinea, 2010-2012. Proc Aust Soc Sugar Cane Technol vol 35, pp 9. Photo 2 Walker K (2011) Ramu shoot borer (Sesamia grisescens). PaDIL - (http://www.padil.gov.au).

Produced with support from the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research under project PC/2010/090: Strengthening integrated crop management research in the Pacific Islands in support of sustainable intensification of high-value crop production, implemented by the University of Queensland and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community.



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