Sugarcane Aphids found in Sorghum in San Angelo, Mills County

Over the last week, several counties have reported finding the sugarcane aphid on sorghum.

On Friday July 1, Joel Webb (Extension Agent-IPM, Runnels and Tom Green Counties) has identified sugarcane aphids in the San Angelo area.

This morning, Tom Guthrie (Extension Agent-Ag, Mills County) reported building populations of sugarcane aphids on sorghum in Mills, Comanche and Hamilton counties. Some fields have exceeded threshold. Additionally, a private consultant reports finding aphids in Nolan, Fisher, and Jones counites at treatable levels.

Also this morning, Dr. Tom Royer, Oklahoma State University Entomologist, has confirmed that low numbers of sugarcane aphids were beginning to be found in several Oklahoma counties.

Sugarcane aphids on sorghum in Mills county. Photo: Tom Guthrie