Question

    What sugarcane pest leads to leaves turning yellow, being covered with black sooty mold, and the drying up of top leaves with lateral bud germination?

    A Scale insect: Melanaspis glomerata Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Leafhopper: Pyrilla perpusilla Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Wooly Aphid: Ceratovacuna lanigera Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Termite: Odontotermes obesus Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The symptoms mentioned - yellowing leaves, black sooty mold, and drying up of top leaves with lateral bud germination - are characteristic of leafhopper infestation.

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