Notes on the life cycle, pest status and control of Lepidiota caudata Blackburn (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), a pest of sugarcane in north Queensland
By Chandler, KJ
This paper comments on characters for larval identification and summarises records of L. caudata from sugarcane crops for the period 1966-1988. A recent instance where the larvae caused significant crop loss is described. Previously uncertain features of the species' life cycle, and results of field control experiments are reported.