Greyback Cane Beetle

Dermolepida albohirtusm, the cane beetle, is a native Australian beetle and a pest of sugarcane. Adult beetles eat the leaves of sugar cane but greater damage is done by their larvae hatching underground and eating the roots, which either kills or stunts the growth of the plant. The grub feeds off the roots of the sugar cane during all three stages of its life. The crucial stage occurs during February to May where it aggressively feeds...