Survey of some insect pests of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), from Kopargaon tahasil of Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India

Sugarcane is known as cash crop and soul of sugar industry.Maharashtra is one of the vital state in which Sugarcane production is main source of earning to the farmers.More than 200 species of insect and non-insect pests have been reported for causing damage to the sugarcane crop in India.This paper deals with study of Sugarcane pests diversity from Kopargaon Tahsil, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra during August 2022 to February 2023.In this field survey we found 20 various insect pests which attacks on Sugarcane crop.Among these 12 pests were major while 8 were minor pests.Due to their infection the quality of cane and yield is reduced.In this investigation we studied the insect pests and their nature of damage.