Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2007

Abstract

The leafminer, Elachista saccharella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) was found in Louisiana on 12 Jul 2006 and documented as a new distribution record for Louisiana. The leafminer was found in 17 of 20 sugarcane producing parishes surveyed. Although distributed generally throughout the sugarcane growing region, only 11% of the stalks sampled (n = 1600) were infested and 69% of the samples collected were parasitized. The lesions made by the leafminer constituted only 3% of the total leaf area, and were usually detected on older leaves deep within the canopy. For these reasons, it does not appear that E. saccharella will be an economic threat to sugarcane in Louisiana.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Florida Entomologist

First Page

792

Last Page

794

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