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grayback beetle

insect
Also known as: Lepidoderma albohirtum
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  • Sugarcane field
    sugarcane
    / Pests

    …greatest crop losses is the grayback beetle in its larval stage, which requires integrated pest management to curb. Effective grub control was formerly obtained by applying the insecticide benzene hexachloride, but this chemical has been banned in most countries. The moth borer, Diatraea saccharalis, which is widely distributed throughout cane-growing…

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    …greatest crop losses is the grayback beetle in its larval stage, which requires integrated pest management to curb. Effective grub control was formerly obtained by applying the insecticide benzene hexachloride, but this chemical has been banned in most countries. The moth borer, Diatraea saccharalis, which is widely distributed throughout cane-growing…

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