Aleurolobus barodensis (Maskell)

Taxonomic position

Insecta: Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodoidea: Aleyrodidae

Common name

Sugarcane whitefly

Host plants and symptoms of damage

Sugarcane and also other related species like Erianthus arundinaceum, E. munja, Miscanthus sp., etc.

Eggs are laid in linear rows. The nymphs are elongate oval in outline and greyish white or black with greyish bloom and suck the sap from the undersurface of leaves. In case of severe infestation, the leaves become yellowish and gradually dry up and cane vigour and sugar content are affected.

Natural enemies

Ablerus aligarhensis (Khan & Shafee), Ablerus delhiensis (Lal), Encarsia isaaci (Mani), Encarsia macroptera (Viggiani), Encarsia muliyali (Mani), Encarsia udaipuriensis (Shafee), Euderomphale secunda (Mani), Amitus aleurolobi (Mani).

Pest status

Minor and sporadic.

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