Insect Management

• INSECT UPDATE: AMBROSIA BEETLES

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  January 22, 2019

  This is our first insect update for this year. It is about that time when we need to be reminded about ambrosia beetles. Why should you be concerned about these beetles? These tree boring beetles (Figure 1) attack many trees in the southeast including pecans. Although trees can recover from attacks by these beetles, the…

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• INSECT UPDATE: WALNUT CATERPILLAR AND FALL WEBWORM

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  July 2, 2018

  Dr. Will Hudson and I have been receiving reports of walnut caterpillar and fall webworm sightings in pecan orchards, particularly in young trees. These two caterpillar pests are both foliage feeders and they occur in groups, but the main difference is that walnut caterpillars do not make webs like the fall webworms. They both have…

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• Talking About Insects: Pecan Nut Casebearer and Sawfly

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  May 3, 2018

  Hi everyone, this is Angel Acebes-Doria, the pecan entomologist. Dr. Wells has given me the permission to post on the Pecan Blog regarding topics on pecan insect pest management. On my first post, I will talk about pecan nut casebearers (PNC) as it is that time of the year that we would expect to see…

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