This analysis highlights the impact of white ants on sugarcane, suggesting that proper irrigation and manuring can mitigate pest issues.
Insect pests of sugarcane.Sugarcane is a crop singularly free from the attacks of any serious pests in S.India.One of the most serious is the white ant.which comes immediately after planting of setts from the botting portion of canes.- precipitates this trouble.The admixture of crude-oil or emulsion in the irrigation water and proper attention to manuring and the selection of setts will remedy this evil.
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