TAPAS SUGARCANE TOP BORER LURE

• Sugarcane top borer is one of the major pest of sugarcane. It attacks on top leaves of crop.
• This pest is mainly found in the sugarcane producing states of north India. According to the environmental condition 5 generations of the pest complete throughout the year. Adult moths looks white-glorious if else the outbreak of this is also terrible. Damage symptoms can appear anytime from 5-6 months of crop till the last. Damage and outbreak symptoms are visible on the top of the crop. The newly hatched larva makes a white tunnel in the middle vein located on the lower surface of the leaf. Catching adult moth is one of the best way to manage this pest. Use Sugarcane top-b lure and manage this pest.
• Damage:
• Young larvae bore into the midrib, leaving red markings and small holes on the leaves. Then the larvae tunnel in the upper portion of the stem, resulting in drying of the central shoot, causing “dead heart”. With the death of central shoot, side branches start growing from a lower node, giving a characteristic “bunchy top” appearance to the plant. Up to 25% mortality of shoots and 40% stunting has been recorded in northern India.
• Life Cycle:
• Adult moths are creamy white in color with crimson colored anal tuft of hairs in females. Males are slightly smaller, with a wing span of 25-30 mm. Fecundity is 150-300 eggs per female. Eggs are dull white, oval, laid in overlapping clusters of about 30 eggs on the under surface of the leaf and covered with buff colored hairs derived from the anal tuft of female. Incubation period is 5-7 days.
  

Technical Content

• Suitable trap: Funnel trap/Water Trap

Features & Benefits

FEATURES

• Pheromone used 99% pure.
• 99.9% Effective from other commercial product.
• Lure working day in field life 30- 45days, Depend on weather conditions.
• Packing signal unit in anti smell realizing pouch.
• Dispenser - Septa Lure can stay for one year without removing from packing.

BENEFITS

• Benefits:
• Economically Affordable, easy to install and manage.
• If used properly can detect low numbers of insects.
• Collect only Species Specific
• Non toxic.
• Suitable for all season.
• Pheromone Lures are species specific.
• Reduce the use of harmful pesticide, encourages doing organic farming.
  

Usage

CROPS

• Host crops: Sugarcane

INSECTS/ DISEASE

• Pest Identification:
• Eggs are laid on the lower surface of top leaves in clusters particularly near midribs. The clusters are covered with buff colored hairs.
• Smooth, white or cream colored with a red colored mid – dorsal line and yellow head.
• Pupation takes place within the larval tunnel in a chamber with an exit hole constructed by the caterpillar.
• White colored moth (with a buff orange colored anal tuft of hairs in female)
• Attracting Insect Species: Sugarcane Top Borer Borer (Scirpophaga excerptalis)

MODE OF ACTION

• NA

DOSAGE

• Water Trap or Funnel trap with Sugarcane Top-B Lure lure at 10/acre for better management.