The body

of the larva
is cream
colored
and the
head is
reddish
brown.
The pupa is
yellowish white with
a tinge of green. It
turns dark brown just
before adult
emergence. The
pupal stage takes
place inside the
stem, and often
below the soil
surface.
FEMALE V/S
 The female YSB moth  The male, gray or light
has a pair of black spots
at the middle of each
whitish, light brown to
yellowish forewing. It
has a wingspan of 24-36
mm. Its abdomen is wide
with tufts of yellowish
hairs all over.
MALE
brown in color, is smaller
and has two rows of black
spots at the tip of the
forewings. It has a
wingspan of about 20-30
mm. Its abdomen is
slender toward its anal end
and is covered with thin
hairs dorsally
  Yello rice stem borer is.....
 pest of deepwater rice.
 found in aquatic environments

 continuous flooding.

 High nitrogenous field favors population buildup of the stem

borers.
 Fields planted later favors more damage by the insect pest that
have built up in fields that have been planted earlier.
 Stubble that remains in the field can harbor stem borer larvae
and or pupae.
Stemborers feed on the crop during the vegetative
and reproductive stages of the rice plant.
Excessive boring through the sheath can destroy the
crop.
Second instar larvae enclose themselves in body
leaf wrappings to make tubes and detach themselves
from the leaf and falls onto the water surface. They
attach themselves to the tiller and bore into the
stem.
 Deadhearts or dead tiller
that can be easily pulled
from the base during the
vegetative stages
 Whiteheads during reproductive
stage where the emerging
panicles are whitish and
unfilled or empty
 Tiny holes on the stems and
tillers DRYING OF THE CENTER TILLER
 Frass or fecal matters inside the
damaged stems
The young rice crop
can be visually
inspected for
deadhearts in the
vegetative stages and
whiteheads in
reproductive stages.
Stems can be pulled
and dissected for
larvae and pupae for
confirmation of stem
borer damage.
Control
 Carbofuran

@ 8-10 kg/Acre

 Cartap
Thanks

Patience.