Scirpophaga incertulas - Yellow Stem Borer

Scirpophagaincertulas - Yellow Stem Borer is an important pest of rice throughout tropical South and Southeast Asia. Its incidence is most predominant in tropical low land rice and deep-water rice. Set up light traps to attract and kill the moths. Avoid close planting and continuous water stagnation and pull out and destroy the affected dead heart tillers. Scirpophagaincertulas - Yellow Stem Borer is strongly attracted to light and signal the initiation of a fresh brood.