April 2025

• Pecan nut casebearer update for growing season 2025

  Apurba Barman

  April 28, 2025

  The warm temperatures over the last couple of weeks have certainly had an impact on insects, particularly reducing the time it takes for them to transition from one life stage to another. Our focus at this time of the year is pecan nut casebearer (PNC), which overwinters as larvae and becomes adult moths with the…

  Posted in: Insect Management

• Pecan Tree Valuation

  Lenny Wells

  April 9, 2025

  I’ve had a lot of questions lately regarding pecan tree valuation following hurricane Helene so I want to provide the following information for those who may find it useful: Based on our 2024 pecan enterprise budget, establishment cost for a commercial pecan tree, including tree cost, fertilization, irrigation operation, chemicals, labor, etc. is $54.47 per…

  Posted in: Economics