Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L)
Early shoot borer (Chilo infuscatellus)
Symptoms
- The borer attacks young cane stalks, entering through holes and boring in upwards and downwards, causing the growing point to die and resulting in a dead heart emitting a foul odour
- Severe infestation can dry out the entire clump, reducing yield and quality.
Management
- Follow deep summer ploughing.
- Intercrop with green gram, black gram or dhaincha.
- Give light earthing up for the crop three months after planting.
- Use pheromone traps @ 4-5/acre for monitoring.
Chemical Control
| Sl.No | Generic Name | Trade Name | Color code | Dosage/litre | Knapsack Sprayer (Capacity 10L) | Recommendation | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dosage/acre (200 L) | Dosage/hectare (500 L) | |||||||
| 1 | Chlorpyriphos 20 EC | Chlorban, Classic-20, Coroban, Dhanvan, Durmet, Dursban, Hilban, Krishan, Radar, Starban, Tafaban, Tagban, Tricel | Yellow | 2 ml | 20 ml | 400 ml | 1000 ml | |
| 2 | Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC | Coragen | Green | 0.3 ml | 3 ml | 60 ml | 150 ml | |
| 3 | Fipronil 5 SC | Corofip Sc, Fax SC, Ferodan SC, Fipro plus, Rabid, Refree, Regent, Stargazette SC, Tag Agent Sc | Yellow | 3 ml | 30 ml | 600 ml | 1500 ml | |
Extremely Toxic
Highly Toxic
Moderately Toxic
