Biology and ecology of sugar cane white grubs in Mauritius

Code (CO)	MSI99P0233
Author (AU)	Rajabalee, A. Govendasamy, M. Ganeshan, S.
Title - English (ET)	Biology and ecology of sugar cane white grubs in Mauritius
Document Type(DT)	Periodical article
Date of publication (DP)	1995
Series (SE)	Proc. int. Soc. Sug. Cane Technol.
Source (SO)	21: 609-619
Language of text (LT)	En
Language of summaries (LS)	En Fr Es
Abstract (AB)	Studies on the biology and ecology of the main sugarcane white grubs in Mauritius are being carried out and data available to date are presented. Phyllophaga smithi is by far the most common species, being found almost all over the island. It is, however, kept under control through various factors, and the actions of some of them remain to be determined. Scoliid wasps introduced in the past for its control are still quite common while gregarines have been found to infect a high percentage of the larvae. Heretonychus licas and Alissonotum piceum are very localized and of no importance.
Descriptors - English (DE)	SUGARCANE PHYLLOPHAGA SMITHI HETERONYCHUS LICAS ALISSONOTUM PICEUM PESTS INSECT PESTS WHITE GRUBS
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)	MAURITIUS
Sort Key 1(K1)	Sugarcane: Pests, pest control and management
Sort Key 2 (K2)	Insect pests: White grubs
Date record entered (DA)	1992-02-16
Language of analysis (LA)	En
Affiliation (AF)	Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Location (LO)	LIB
Processing status (PS)	CAT
MSIRI Staff (MS)	ENTO