The present invention relates to the field of
biotechnology. More precisely, a genetic construct and method for producing a transgenic
plant event, especially a sugarcane event {
Saccharum spp.), which is resistant to
infestation by the Diatraea saccharalis pest, popularly known as a pest, ordinary borer, reed borer or just borer is described. The invention describes the event, the methods for event identification as well as the
insertion detection method based on the unique region of intersection between the insert and the
host genome and the flanking regions that characterize it.