Small caterpillars that feeds on seedlings/leaves and fruits They attack seedlings after transplanting and mostly found in the soil
Aphids
Small black green to grey pest that feeds on plant leaves/fruits resulting to black/sticky color on leaves and fruits
Sorghum Stalk Borer
The spotted stem borer larvae are creamy white to yellowish-brown with dark conspicuous spots and four purple stripes lengthwise across the back. The pupae are shiny, light yellow-brown to dark red-brown and 15 mm long. The adult moths are 7-17 mm long with a wingspan of 20-25 mm.
Sorghum Head Worm
These are the worms found during on heads damage sorghum by feeding directly on flowering parts and the developing grain, but it is the last two larval instars (growth stages) that cause greatest damage. Whorlworms: These refer to the worms found in whorls feeding on the leaf material.
Diseases
Norhern Leaf Blight
sudden and severe yellowing, browning, spotting, withering, or dying of leaves, flowers, fruit, stems, or the entire plant.
Leaf Spots
Small circular dark spots on lower leaves and/or stems, Leaf yellowing, Leaf edges
Anthracnose
Angular dark brown spots on leaves with yellow border, elongated patches with sunken centers on stems and fruit
Ergot
A plant disease caused by the fungus Claviceps purpurea, which infects the developing grains of cereals and grasses. Ergot symptoms become evident during kernel formation, when ergot bodies are formed in place of kernels.
Leaf Blight
Sudden and severe yellowing, browning, spotting, withering, or dying of leaves, flowers, fruit, stems, or the entire plant.
Leaf Rust
Small white flakes on leaves and stems, Develop into circular or elongated orange pustules, Yellowing of leaves
