Natural Increases in Parasitoid and Predator Abundances and a Shift in Species Dominance Point to Improved Suppression of the Sorghum Aphid Since Its Invasion into North America.

(Theobald) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), commonly called the sorghum aphid, is an invasive pest of sorghum () (L.) in North America. It was first observed in 2013 along the Gulf Coastal Plains ecoregion of Texas, Louisiana (USA), and Mexico, where it quickly established itself as an economically important pest within a few years.