Soldier fly management: insecticide efficacy and varietal tolerance in field trials
By Pauline Lenancker, Karel Lindsay, Manda Khudhir, Jill Jennings, Andrew Ward and Kevin Powell
Soldier flies (Inopus flavus and I. rubriceps) are an economically damaging pest of sugarcane that can periodically cause major yield losses for some growers in central and southern Queensland. Larvae alter plant growth by feeding on roots. There is currently no insecticide registered for soldier flies.