Abstract
A leaf miner, Aphanisticus aeneus Kerremans (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), grub mining the sugarcane leaves results in destruction of leaf mesophyll. The incidence of the leaf miner A. aeneus infestation under natural conditions was recorded on 954 sugarcane genotypes maintained in the field gene bank of Sugarcane Breeding Institute Research Centre at Kannur. The leaf miner infestation was noticed from the first week of June to last week of August and the incidence ranged from 7.4 % (57 NG 202) to 62.5 % (57 NG 213) on leaf basis and 0.0–75 % on cane basis. None of the genotypes showed severe incidence range (81–100 %), however 4.93 % of genotypes were totally free from infestation (0–0 %). Among the Saccharum species, S. officinarum clones recorded the highest number of infested canes and leaves while it was the least in S. sinense and S. barberi clones. The number and length of mines was also more in S. officinarum clones and least in S. sinense.
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