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Wildlife Pests
Kansas farmers also lose a significant amount of crops each year as a result of wildlife foraging.
This can be particularly problematic in areas where natural habitat has been diminished or in
years where weather patterns such as early/late frost deep snow, or drought has caused the
wild food sources to be limited.
Also there are several fatal diseases that can affect the deer or captive elk population in
Kansas. One is the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and there is no known treatment or
eradiation method. There have been 48 positive cases of CWD found in Kansas since
surveillance started in 1996. The only preventive measure is for people to not transport live or
dead deer or elk to those areas which have not been exposed to CWD.
Another disease called Hemorrhagic Disease (HD) is the most devastating viral disease of
white-tailed deer in the U.S. according to the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study.
The HD is transmitted by biting flies and the HD occurs seasonally in late summer and fall.
Death losses during outbreaks are usually well below 25 percent of the deer population, but in a
few instances have been 50 percent or more. There are no wildlife management tools or
strategies available to prevent or control HM.
Other diseases such as bovine tuberculosis and a host of detrimental parasites such as exotic
lice, meningeal worms, flukes, and stomach worms are fatal to deer and are transmitted more
efficiently when deer are concentrated in a small area.
These diseases can seriously damage the populations of the captive deer and elk farms and the
wild deer populations but also affect the annual $350 million dollar hunting economy in Kansas.
Location
The entire planning area may be affected by agricultural infestation. While rural areas within the
region are more susceptible to crop and livestock infestation, urban and suburban areas are
also at risk: landscaping, urban gardens and parks, all of which add value to homes and
communities, may be susceptible to damage or loss. Agricultural infestation does not cause
damage to buildings or critical facilities.
Previous Occurrences
• August 29, 2012: The emerald ash borer pest was confirmed at the Wyandotte County
Lake in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Immediately after confirmation by USDA, the Kansas
Secretary of Agriculture implemented an emergency intrastate quarantine for Wyandotte
County. The stipulations for the quarantine can be found on the Kansas Department of
Agriculture’s website: http://www.ksda.gov/plant_protection/content/379.
• 2001: A major infestation of webworms attacked the State’s alfalfa crop particularly in
eastern Kansas.
• 1989: Gray leaf spot of corn was first identified in the State in the Republican River Valley.
The disease reached economic threshold levels by 1992 and has caused economic
damages somewhere in the State every year from 1992 to 1998. In 1998, it was the most
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