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wheat stem sawfly

Pest● mediumStage 4: Jointing: Peak plant growth

SYMPTOMS

The sawfly larva bores down inside the stem and makes a discoloured tunnel from about the top joint to the root. The most diagnostic evidence of sawfly feeding is the presence of sawdust-like frass inside the wheat stem. The greatest losses occur around the margins of fields.

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