| [Image: rice stink bugs mating]Rice Stink Bug (Oebalus pugnax) Rice stink bugs (Oebalus pugnax) are the most important insect pest of headed rice in Louisiana. |
| [Image: Pest Management Guide]Louisiana Insect Pest Management Guide This 2009 guide was compiled by LSU AgCenter experts and includes regulations, precautions and suggestions for pest control in Louisiana. Detailed topics include drift of pesticides, hazards of pesticides to beneficial insects and wildlife, phytotoxicity and using beneficial insects to control pest populations. A section on organic gardening also is included. |
| [Image: adult colaspis]LSU AgCenter Rice Training Session: How to Scout for Grape Colaspis in Rice These are the presentations that were given at the grape colaspis training. All Louisiana rice producers, consultants, county agents and industry cooperators were invited and encouraged to attend this training on how to scout for grape colaspis in rice. The AgCenter has identified 4 fields in southwest Louisiana that have experienced stand reduction as a result of grape colaspis feeding on roots. |
| [Image: rice leafminer pulled out of leaf]Rice Leafminer, Hydrellia griseola This page provides a description of the lifecycle, damage to crop, and how to prevent and manage the rice leafminer in rice. |
| [Image: rice stinkbug pair mating]Rice Stink Bug, Oebalus pugnax (F.) This article will provide a description, lifecycle, and damage to the crop caused by the rice stink bug. As well as recommendations for prevention and control. |
| [Image: RWW adult on rice leaf]The Rice Water Weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel The page provides a description of the rice water weevil (RWW) lifecycle, damage caused by the RWW, and how to manage RWW infestations in your field. |
| [Image: chinch bug nymph]Chinch bug nymphs and shield bugs in rice On April 23rd Dr. Ronnie Levy and I scouted a field in Acadia Parish and found it to be heavily infested with first instar chinch bug nymphs and shield bugs. This article includes pictures of the infestation and describes recommendations for control. |
| [Image: injury symptoms of black rice bug]Amaurochrous dubius (formerly called Black Rice Bugs) Both nymphs and adults cause damage by feeding with their piercing mouthparts. |
| [Image: whitehead caused by sugarcane borer]Sugarcane Borer (Diatreae saccharalis) in rice Photographs of various stages in the life cycle and type of damage associated with the sugarcane borer in rice. |
| [Image: adult rice levee billbug]Rice Levee Billbug (Sphenophorus sp.) This large (about 1 cm long) billbug or snout beetle is an occasional pest of rice in Louisiana. |
| [Image: mexican rice borer]Mexican Rice Borer Identification Card The Mexican rice borer is a devastating pest of sugarcane and a serious pest of rice. It was first collected in Louisiana in two pheromone traps on Dec. 15, 2008, near two rice fields northwest of Vinton, La. Identification, injury, scouting and management infomation included. |
| [Image: Angoumois grain moth]Prevention and Control of Insects Infesting Stored Rice Article that provides instructions of how to prevent and treat insects infesting stored rice. |
| The Panicle Rice Mite (Steneotarsonemus spinki): A New Pest To Look For In Rice The panicle rice mite is a pest of commercial rice, Oryza sativa L., and also completes its development on the invasive plant Oryza latifolia Desv. During the summer of 2007, breeding facility greenhouses and fields in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and New York were found to be infested by PRM. |
| [Image: chinch bug injury]Chinch Bugs (Blissus leucopterus leucopterus) Both adult and nymph chinch bugs will feed on rice. |
| [Image: photograph of European Corn Borer adult]European Corn Borer and other Borers in Rice A series of PowerPoint images illustrating the identifying characteristcs of the European corn borer, the rice stalk borer and the sugarcane borer in rice. |
| Biology and Life Cycle of the Rice Stink Bug A series of PowerPoint slides illustrating the biology, life cycle of the rice stink bug and the injury it causes to rice. |
| Tiny Rice Pest Found In South, Including Louisiana A tiny pest called the “panicle rice mite” has been found in the southern United States, including the LSU AgCenter’s Rice Research Station at Crowley. |
| [Image: adult southern green stink bug on rice]Southern Green Stink Bug (Nezara viridula) The southern green stink bug (Nezara viridula) has one of the widest host ranges of any insect pest. Not surprisingly then, it is occasionally a pest of rice. |
| [Image: Panicle rice mites infesting the inside surface of a rice leaf sheath.]Scouting for the panicle rice mite This video will teach you how to scout for the panicle rice mite in a rice field. |
| [Image: dorsal view of adult rice water weevil]Rice Water Weevil (Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus) The adult rice water weevil is small (about 1/8 inch or 3mm long). It resembles the cotton boll weevil and other snout beetles. |
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