Pests and Diseases

In eldana-prone areas, ensure that you have planned your IRAC-compliant insecticide spray programme on carry-over cane. You must regularly scout your cane. This will allow a good sense very early on of which fields will require spraying.
Yellow sugarcane aphid (YSA) has been particularly widespread and damaging this year. Ensure that you continue to scout in anticipation of a possible outbreak in spring. Grasses in canebreaks and field edges can give an early indication of the presence of YSA.
Ensure that seedcane nurseries are tested for RSD prior to the cane being planted.

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