Abstract: With the change of cropping system and the promotion of light cultivation technique, the polyphagous pink stem borer Sesamia inferens has become the major rice pest in some areas. It is obvious that the heavy damage caused by S. inferens is increasing year by year. But the control technology system using striped rice borer as target is still applied in most rice areas at present, and sublethal dose of pesticides has promoted population growth of S. inferens. In order to strengthen the research and technique promotion in control of S. inferens, considering the biological characteristics such as multi-host selection and spawning close to the edge of the field, and the increasing occurrence and damage, prediction and forecasting method were discussed based on the analysis of control-related literatures of S. inferens in recent decades. Study advances in agricultural control methods, which were reducing insect source base, ecological regulation, scientific forecasting and precision spraying, were summarized. The future research was proposed to be concentrated on improving forecasting methods, resistance monitoring and resistance risk assessment of transgenic rice.