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Using Fire Ants to Fight the Sugarcane Borer and Other Pests

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The sugarcane borer is the main insect pest of sugarcane in Louisiana contributing to decreasing levels of produced sugar. ARS research entomologist Hannah Penn with the Sugarcane Research Unit in Homa, LA is utilizing fire ants as biocontrol to help save sugarcane fields from the sugarcane borer and other potential pests.