When a pecan becomes infected with weevil, the larva burrow through its shell to consume the nut meat inside, making the nuts unfit for consumption. “The larva eats it and turns it into mush ...

Pecan weevil is considered the most significant pecan pest of pecan growers, regardless of the number of trees, […] News Weather Sports Watch Live Contact Us 4 Links. Search.

NORMAN, OK – Anyone with pecan trees knows that their nut crop isn’t always reliable or consistent. Some years the trees just do not have many nuts. In other years the nuts may be hollowed out ...

Inside 20 galls, all larvae survived; in 23, only some of them came out alive; while in nine galls all weevils succumbed to the flames. “The thicker the epidermis, the greater the weevil ...

Later, larger larval instars (larvae that have undergone molts to grow) shred or skeletonize leaves. Fields with severe leaf damage will appear gray. Alfalfa weevil adults are brown and have a darker ...

Pecan weevil larvae feed on the nuts and can reduce a grower’s crop quality. The New Mexico Department of Agriculture is floating the idea of restricting shipments of pecans grown in Otero ...

It’s the holiday season, and pecan growers just can’t seem to get enough of their nuts. Whether in pecan pie, butter pecan cake, pecan toffee, pecan bars, pralines, chocolate chip pecan ...

When a pecan becomes infected with weevil, the larva burrow through its shell to consume the nut meat inside, making the nuts unfit for consumption. “The larva eats it and turns it into mush ...

Jul. 21—The New Mexico Department of Agriculture is floating the idea of restricting shipments of pecans grown in Otero County, after the agency confirmed pecan weevil infestations in the county.

More:Orchard invasion: Pecan weevil threatens to upend New Mexico's $180M industry. The NMDA announcement came in January after weevils were discovered in Otero County orchards, ...