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Aphid in Sorghum

Aphid in Sorghum

The sugarcane aphid is yellow to buff.

sorghum aphid

Red-headed Hairy Caterpillar in Sorghum

Red-headed Hairy Caterpillar in Sorghum

The adult moth has white fore wings bearing brownish markings and streaks, and the white hind wings have black spots. There is a yellow band on the head and a yellow steak along the anterior margin of the fore wings. Moth emergence occurs in waves following rains.

Red Flour Beetle in Sorghum

Red Flour Beetle in Sorghum

The adult is about 3-4 mm long, rather flat, oblong, and chestnut brown.

Spotted Stem Borer in Sorghum

Spotted Stem Borer in Sorghum

The moth is medium sized and straw colored.

Rice Moth in Sorghum

Rice Moth in Sorghum

The adult moth is a pale grayish brown and the head bears a projecting tuft of scales.

Hairy Caterpillar in Sorghum

Hairy Caterpillar in Sorghum

The adult moths have brown forewings with dark scales. The hind wings are yellow. Spherical transparent white eggs are laid in masses (6 to 24 eggs in each) and covered by orange-yellow hairs.

Pink Borer in Sorghum

Pink Borer in Sorghum

The adult moth is fawn colored, with dark brown streaks on the fore wings and white hind wings

Angoumois Grain Moth in sorghum

Angoumois Grain Moth in sorghum

The female moth  can lay up to 400 eggs.

Adult moths- Angoumois

Sorghum Earhead Webworms

Earhead Webworms

 The adult of one species of webworm is a small (1.25 cm) white moth which lays eggs at night on hosts such as sorghum.

Bollworm in Sorghum

Bollworm in Sorghum

The moth is large and, brown or gray with specks that form a V-shaped mark on the fore wings. The hind wings are dull-colored, with a black border

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