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Identify the life stages of pasture mealybug.
The mealybug destroyer (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri) is a beneficial lady beetle that preys on mealybugs and other sap-feeding hemipterans.
The Mexican Rice Borer continues to move eastward into the Louisiana sugar industry. Research continues as to identify effective control measures.
(01/15/26) LSU AgCenter researchers have confirmed the presence of a new invasive insect in Louisiana sugarcane fields.
(07/17/25) The announcement of a new variety and the arrival of a potentially troublesome weed highlighted the annual sugarcane field day.
The sugarcane beetle, Euetheola humilis (Burmeister) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), is a sporadic pest of young sugarcane in Louisiana.
Control information for the sugarcane borer and other insect pests of sugarcane – cultural practices and varietal resistance.
2020 Insect Pest Management Guide – Complete book
The sugarcane borer (SCB), Diatraea saccharalis, is the primary pest of sugarcane in Louisiana.
Wireworms are larvae of click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae), which are sporadic pests of sugarcane in Louisiana and Florida.
The yellow sugarcane aphid is a pest of sugarcane in Louisiana, Florida, the Caribbean, Central America and South America.
The West Indian canefly is a damaging pest of sugarcane. It was first reported in Louisiana in 1944, with major outbreaks in 1969, 1997, 2012, and 2016.
