Video: Sugarcane Aphid Research Aimed At Planting Timing, Variety Selection

Dr. Ada Szczepaniec, Texas A&M AgriLife entomologist, with the support of Texas Grain Sorghum Producers, is testing several different strategies to determine their effectiveness in combating sugarcane aphids. Sugarcane aphids are not new to Texas, but last year was the first for the Texas Panhandle to see damaging infestations in sorghum, she said. The aphids attack grain and forage sorghum in the High Plains, sucking sap from plant leaves and leaving behind sticky honeydew. One of the possible management criteria she is looking at is adjusting planting date