Sugarcane Insect Pests in China: Species, Distribution and Population Dynamics

China is a major sugarcane-producing country in the world, and the crop is mainly cultivated in the tropical and subtropical regions of southern China. Pest infestation negatively affects yield and sugar, resulting in huge economic losses. Factors such as the changes in main sugarcane growing areas,...

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Published inSugar tech : an international journal of sugar crops & related industries Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 20 - 32
Main Authors Shang, Xian-Kun, Wei, Ji-Li, Pan, Xue-Hong, Huang, Cheng-Hua, Nikpay, Amin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Springer India 01.02.2024
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Agricultural practices
Agriculture
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Damage
Economic impact
Geographical distribution
Insects
Life Sciences
New varieties
Pest control
Pest status
Pests
Population dynamics
Review Article
Sugarcane
China
Pest status
Insect pest
Sugarcane
Distribution
Damage symptom
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Summary:China is a major sugarcane-producing country in the world, and the crop is mainly cultivated in the tropical and subtropical regions of southern China. Pest infestation negatively affects yield and sugar, resulting in huge economic losses. Factors such as the changes in main sugarcane growing areas, climate, farming methods and introduction of new sugarcane varieties and management levels have influenced pest status and a corresponding loss in various sugarcane belts in China. This review focuses on the important insect pest species, distribution of leaf pests, stalk pests and subterranean pests of sugarcane in China and their damage symptoms at different growth stages of sugarcane. The damage potential and factors affecting the population dynamics of main insect pests were reviewed and discussed. This paper is expected to lay a foundation for periodic updates on the sugarcane pest status in China and to provide a baseline for monitoring as well as comprehensive pest management.
ISSN:0972-1525
0974-0740
DOI:10.1007/s12355-023-01325-5