YELLOW AND WHITE RICE STEMBORERS
White stemborer Scirpophaga innotata
Yellow stemborer Scirpophaga incertulas
Damages :
Deadheart
Whitehead
   
Management Strategies at Various Crop Growth Stages:
Crop Establishment
Vegetative (Tillering)
Reproductive (Early panicle initiation to flowering)
Ripening
 
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When whiteheads appear, there is no need to apply insecticide.
     
Harvest and Post Harvest
   
 
 
Stemborer information sheet
  Stemborer population in Maligaya, Science City of Muñoz