*2.6.4 Damage*

Pink stem borer *Sesamia inferens* became a key pest in recent time in cereals and can-do considerable yield loss. Different crops of the family Graminae attacked by this polyphagous pest including rice [44], wheat, pearl millet, finger millet and sorghum [45]. Yield losses caused by *S. inferens* in maize may reach from 25.7 to 78.9% [39].
