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Leaf eating insects
Anomala comata Rutelidae (COL)
Aracerus sp. Anthribidae (COL)
Araeocorynus sp. Anthribidae (COL)
Arrhenes dschilus Hesperiidae (LEP)
Brontispa lateralis Chrysomelidae (COL)
Mythimna unipuncta Haw Noctuidae (LEP)
Euryphlepsia sp. Cixiidae (HEM)
Hypolixus ritsemae Pasc. Curculionidae (COL)
Lophops saccharicida K. Lophopidae (HEM)
Melanitis constantia Cr. Nymphalidae (LEP)
Opogona spp.
Grasshoppers
Hieroxestidae (LEP)
Atractomorpha crenaticeps Bl. Acrididae (ORTH)
Austracris sp. Acrididae (ORTH) Spur throated locust
Locusta migratoria (L) Acrididae (ORTH) Migratory locust
Heteropternis obscurella (Bl.) Acrididae (ORTH)
Stenacatantops angustifrens (Walk.) Acrididae (ORTH)
Valanga irregularis (Walk.) Acrididae (ORTH) Giant grasshopper
Diseases:
Redrot leaf sheath Fungus Athelia rolfsii
Brown stripe Fungus Bipolaris stenospila
Eye spot Fungus Bipolaris sacchari
Yellow spot Fungus Cercospora koepkei Kruger
Brown spot Fungus Cercospora longipes
Red leaf streak Fungus Cercosporella sp.
Pineapple disease Fungus Ceratocystis paradoxa (Dade) Moreau
Veneer blotch Fungus Deightoniella papuana D Shaw
Pokkah boeng Fungus Gibberella fujikuroi
Red rot Fungus Glomerella tucumanensis (Speg)Arx & Mull
Ring spot Fungus Leptosphaeria sacchari
Yellow spot Fungus Mycovellosiella koepkei
Downy mildew Fungus Peronosclerospora sacchari
Rind disease Fungus Phaeocytostroma sacchari
Tar spot Fungus Phyllachora sacchari
Rust Fungus Puccinia kuehnii (Kruger)Butler
Red leaf streak Fungus Ramulispora sacchari
Leaf scorch Fungus Stagnospora sacchari
Ramu stunt
Red stripe Bacteria Pseudomonas rubrilineans
Fiji disease Virus Sugarcane Fiji disease virus
Mosaic Virus
Pests:
Rats
Rat damage to sugarcane
Importance: A very important snack and social food in all areas of Papua New Guinea. Papua
New Guinea has the largest range of sugarcane varieties in the world and has contributed these to
most of the sugarcane grown in the world.