Diatraea saccharalis ), the Mexican rice borer ( Eoreuma loftini ); leaf-cutting ants, termites , spittlebugs (especially Mahanarva fimbriolata and Deois flavopicta ), and the beetle Migdolus fryanus also are significant pests. The planthopper insect Eumetopina flavipes acts as a phytoplasma vector, which causes the sugarcane disease ramu stunt [5] .