Activity of sorghum aphid and its natural enemies in the context of agroecological and weather conditions.

ABSTRACT: Agroecological-oriented areawide pest management leverages the innate ability of agroecosystem to suppress pests, and thus to utilize ecosystem services, a key component of sustainable agriculture. A growing body of knowledge on interactions between pests and their natural enemies allows us to recognize the complexity of these interactions that often depend on environmental circumstances. Sorghum aphid, Melanaphis sorghi (Theobald) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is a recent but established pest of sorghum in the Great Plains of North America. Both predators and parasitoids prey on sorghum aphid but their activity and impact change throughout the area and throughout the year. Both landscape and weather factors have been shown to affect the abundance and numerical responses of these insects,

SUBMITTER: Koralewski TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11865913 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature