Rice seed midge larvae feed on the embryo of germinating seeds or the developing roots of young seedlings.

South American rice miner maggot injures rice, causing large, elongated lesions on the margins of emerging leaves.

Larvae tunnel between the layers of the leaf, attacking and killing leaves closest to the water.

The panicle rice mite injures rice plants both directly by feeding on cells of rice leaves, stems and kernels and indirectly by vectoring and/or facilitating the establishment of pathogens.

Billbugs injure multiple crops such as corn, sugarcane, wheat, rye and barley. Occasionally, it can be found in rice.

Fall armyworm larvae feed on the leaves of young rice plants, destroying large amounts of tissue.

European Corn borer has the potential for severe infestations in rice in central and northern latitudes of Louisiana.

Rice stalk borer is a sporadic pest of rice in Louisiana.

The Mexican rice borer is a devastating pest of sugarcane and a serious pest of rice.

Sugarcane borer injury to rice results from stem borer larvae feeding on plant tissue as they tunnel inside the stem.