S
ipha maydis is a new invasive aphid that was recently found in Colorado and could potentially be found in Kansas.
“Wheat and barley are this aphid’s preferred hosts, although it can feed on many weedy grasses, corn and sorghum. It is a particular concern in wheat and barley since it can kill leaves and transmit barley yellow dwarf virus.”
Read more about this potential threat here:
http://wci.colostate.edu/shtml/Sipha.maydis.shtml
https://smallgrains.ces.ncsu.edu/2016/04/new-invasive-aphid-of-wheat-now-in-south-carolina/
-Sarah Zukoff