UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 746 
Contribution from the Bureau of Entomology 
L. O. HOWARD. Chief 
Washington, D. C. 
PROFESSIONAL PAPER 
April 18, 1919 
THE SUGAR-CANE MOTH BORER 
By 
To E HOLLOWAY and U. C. LOFTIN 
Entomological Assistants, Southern Field Crop Insect Investigations 
WITH TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS BY 
CARL HEINRICH 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Introduction ...... .... 1 
Character of Injury to Sugar Cane . . 2 
Estimate of Losses 2 
History .* 7 
Distribution . . 9 
Species of Diatraea 10 
Food Plants . 12 
Summary of Life Cycle . 12 
Page 
Description of Stages in Life Cycle . . 12 
Insectary Methods ........ 18 
Life History 19 
Seasonal History 28 
Natural Control .......... 85 
Repression 42 
Recommendations 62 
Bibliography 63 
WASHINGTON 
^GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1919 
