The Sugar Cane Pest - PowerPoint Presentation

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The Sugar Cane Pest

By Kevin RaneySlide2

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).Slide3

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 Slide4

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 % Slide5

Sugar Cane Borer

The sugarcane borer completes development inside the stalk then emerges as an adult through an exit hole carved earlier by the larvaeSlide6

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. Slide7

Coragen

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Igxq-

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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. Slide8

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 (Inter-nodal) borer as well. R&D efforts are on to check and assert this claim and get label expansion for the same.Slide9

Chart ProductionSlide10

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 Slide11

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 $ Slide12

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. Slide13

Resources

http://www.caes.uga.edu/commodities/fruits/veg/alerts/documents/

2008CoragenLabel.pdf

http://www.dupont.co.in/products-and-services/crop-protection/crop-protection-sugarcane-cultivation/case-studies/sugarcane-top-borer-

control.html

http://www2.dupont.com/Production_Agriculture/en_US/assets/downloads/pdfs/K-14833.

pdf