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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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With the cool temperatures we are experiencing this spring pecan trees are exhibiting some odd foliage characteristics. Normally at this time we have seen foliage reach nearly full expansion and female flowers are in the middle of pollination. But, with temps averaging about 4 degrees below normal, foliage development is behind. The cool soils associated…
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Many people have asked when we will have another Beginners Pecan Course. We will hold the class every other year, which means we will have it again in April 2019. We will announce the class on the pecan blog as the time approaches.
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I have had many requests to provide a pecan fungicide schedule example for 2018. Not much has changed from previous years with the exception of the use of phosphite alone in one of the early sprays. I list it here for spray number 2 but it should work for spray 3 or possibly number 4…
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I apologize for the confusion regarding Pindar but I wanted to clarify some things regarding its use in pecan: Pindar is a combination of oxyflurofen, a PPO MoA, and pinoxsulam, a ALS MoA, with both having PRE and POST activity. Pindar’s residual may not last as long as indaziflam’s but Pindar will still provide 3-5…
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Its time to burn down those herbicide strips in pecan orchards in preparation for the growing season. There are many combinations of herbicide applications you could use. Here are a few for trees of different ages: Trees 1-2 Yrs: At budbreak: Glufosinate + Prowl May/June: Glufosinate or Glyphosate or Paraquat + Flumioxazen (Tuscany, Chateau) August/September…
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We’ve had several requests to make the county meeting presentations we’ve done around the state available so here you go: : https://www.caes.uga.edu/extension-outreach/commodities/pecans/resources/presentations/county-meetings.html
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