Learn about the pests that damage sugarcane and its control. 1. Sugarcane Pyrilla, Pyrilla Perpusilla (Walker) (Hemiptera: Lophopidae): Pyrilla or the sugarcane leafhopper is distributed throughout India and appears periodically as a destructive pest of sugarcane in Pakistan, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. Apart from sugarcane, it feeds on wheat, barley (Hordeum vulgare Linn.), oats (Avena […]