Yellow Stem Borer

Catalogue Type

Plant Pests Catalogue

Scientific Name

Scirpophaga Incertulas

Family

Crambidae

Distinguishing Characters

Adult males are smaller than the females.
Males are light brownish and spotted in the ridges with the veins slightly streaked with fuscous.
Females have bright yellowish brown spotted forewings. Ends of abdomen yellow hairy.

Host Crop

Rice

Order

Lepidoptera

Photo of Insect

Photo of Damaged Crop

Description

Instars bore into the leaf sheath and causing longitudinal yellowish-white patches.

Severe feeding causes deadhearts at the vegetative stages and whiteheads at the reproductive stages.