Pest

Sphenophorus levis

Latin Name	Sphenophorus levis
Common Name	sugarcane weevil
Biology	Coleoptera (Curculionidae); adults and larvae feed on sugarcane roots; larvae bore into rhizomes; multivoltine.
Damage	Stunted growth, plant lodging, reduced sugar content in sugarcane.
Distribution Regions	South America (e.g., Brazil), Caribbean (e.g., Cuba) in sugarcane regions.
Monitoring	Soil sampling for larvae; pheromone trapping of adults.
Recommended Traps	Ground-placed traps or buried traps baited with species-specific pheromones.

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The cited publications support the exact compound-species relationship. Formulation, ratio, loading, release rate and field lifetime depend on a validated lure protocol and are not inferred here.

Catalog product 2-Methyl-4-octanol EP00061

Reference Synthesis of (S)-(+)-2-methyl-4-octanol: male-specific compound released by sugarcane weevil Sphenophorus levis DOI 10.1590/S0103-50532004000200028; preliminary indoor bioassay with the racemic mixture suggested aggregation of both sexes; natural male-emitted compound is the S enantiomer

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