Download The Sugar Cane Pest - Kevin raney E

Overview
 The United States is among the world's largest sugar producers.
Unlike most other producing countries, the United States has both
large and well-developed sugarcane and sugar beet industries.
Since the mid-1990s, sugarcane has accounted for about 45
percent of the total sugar produced domestically, and sugar beets
for about 55 percent of production. U.S. sugar production
expanded from an early 1980s' average of 6.0 million short tons,
raw value (STRV) to an average 8.1 million STRV in the 2000s.
The production increases are due to a substantial investment in
new processing equipment, the adoption of new technologies, the
use of improved crop varieties, and acreage expansion (because of
higher prices for sugar relative to alternative crops).
Problem
 Over the years several insects mostly borers infest Texas
sugar cane. Several bio control agents, resulting from prior
research investments supress these pest insecticides are not
applied due to low economic benefits
 Sugar Cane provides a 64 million dollar problem for the
state
 Less than 1 % of the total sugarcane acerage is treated with
any insecticides Borers are the key insect pest they infest
about 20% of the sugar canes in Texas
Sugar Cane Borer
 Sugar Cane Borer Is a serious pest problem in sugar
canes larvae bore into the sugar cane stalks. In mature
plants the tops tend to weaken or die, sometimes
breaking off. In young plants the inner whorl of leaves
is killed resulting in a condition known as dead heat.
sucrose yield can be decreased by 10-25 %
Sugar Cane Borer
The sugarcane borer completes development
inside the stalk then emerges as an adult
through an exit hole carved earlier by the
larvae
Problem Solving
 The sugarcane borer is responsible for 90% of the crop
losses due to insect damage. Losses in sugarcane yield
average 12-15% annually, but can range above 50% if
the pest is not kept below economic thresholds.
Coragen
 www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Igxq-o47
 insect control compound is the first insecticide from a
new class of chemistry, the anthranilic diamides,
controlling almost all economically important pest
When used early in the pest life cycle, Coragen
prevents the build-up of pest populations, maximizing
the yield potential of a crop.
Application
A single spray of Coragen® in 20-40
days window post first irrigation gave
farmers very effective control of ESB,
TSB for about 90 days. Apart from
better yield by a minimum of 15% gain
and robust establishment of crop,
farmers experienced that Coragen® is
also effective in control of stalk (Internodal) borer as well. R&D efforts are
on to check and assert this claim and
get label expansion for the same.
Chart Production
Loss values

Year
Original tons
Pest Damage

2007/2008
2,400,000
2,100,000 -12%

2009/2010
2,500,000
2,175,000 -13%

2011/2012
2,650,000
2,279,000-14%

2013/2014
3,600,000
3,060,000-15%

The United states grows 60-70 tons per hectare

Economic loss total over 7 years: 1,536,000 tons
Production Gain
 Year
Original Tons
Gain
 2007/2008
2,400,000
2,760,000 +15%
 2009/2010
2,500,000
2,875,000 +15%
 2011/2012
2,650,000
3,047,000+15%
 2013/2014
3,600,000
4,140,000+15%
 Economic Gain: 12,822,000 $
Conclusion
 After Researching the Product Coragen if you apply a
mixture with water at 7.95 lbs an acre. Must be applied
in the root zone, Carogen adds up to 15% boost in
overall harvest when pests are treated. Compared to
the 12-15% loss from sugar cane borer when pesticides
are not used.
Resources
 http://www.caes.uga.edu/commodities/fruits/veg/ale
rts/documents/2008CoragenLabel.pdf
 http://www.dupont.co.in/products-and-services/cropprotection/crop-protection-sugarcane-cultivation/casestudies/sugarcane-top-borer-control.html
 http://www2.dupont.com/Production_Agriculture/en
_US/assets/downloads/pdfs/K-14833.pdf