Effect of White Grub (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Infestation on Sugarcane Yields
- 1 February 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 77 (1) , 183-185
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/77.1.183
Abstract
Yield losses caused by the white grub Ligyrus subtropicus Blatchley to a commercial sugarcane field planted with cultivar CP 65-357 were quantified. Mean numbers of grubs in areas of high and low infestations were 12.14 and 0.88/m of row, respectively. These population levels affected yields significantly, reducing tons of cane per ha and tons of sugar per ha by 28 and 39%, respectively. Surveys conducted with blacklight traps indicated that peak flight activity occurred in June, when 84.3% of the adults were caught.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- The Species of Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) Associated with Sugarcane in South FloridaThe Florida Entomologist, 1981