Stacy Campbell
In the last 3 to 5 years now there have been problems with chinch bugs coming out of mature wheat fields and feeding on the small grain sorghum and forage sorghum plants after wheat harvest.
The overwintered adults emerge in early spring and fly into small grains where they mate and produce the first generation. Most problems in milo or feed occur when large groups of the immature, wingless nymphs migrate from maturing wheat fields and invade adjacent sorghum or sorghum/sudan hay fields where they attempt to complete development. They typically do not infest the entire field but can take out several rows of milo next to the wheat.
Low-income Kansas seniors may be eligible for a program that provides KSFMNP checks for unprocessed fruits and vegetables and honey from local farmers in Ellis County.