Biology and Management of Pest Species in South America.

The genus has over 400 described species, the majority of them neotropical. However, only three species of neotropical are considered agricultural pests: , , and . and are polyphagous both as adults and during the larval stage.

Importance of Sugar for the Development of Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on Artificial Diet.

To obtain insects with biological characteristics similar to those of wild insects, this study evaluated the development of Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius) reared on artificial diet containing different sugar concentrations. First-instar caterpillars were fed seven artificial diets containing 0, 6.56, 13.