If you suspect you have pecan weevil in your residential pecan trees, contact your local County Cooperative Extension Office. Chaves County residents may contact Sandra Barraza at 575-622-3210.

Adult pecan weevils are "tan to grayish-brown beetles" that are 3/8 to 1/2 of an inch long, according to NMSU's Cooperative Extension Service.

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More: New Mexico led nation in pecan, chile production in 2019, despite early freeze That’s about 75 percent of New Mexico’s overall crop of 79 million pounds in 2021, the NMDA reported, while ...

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 ...

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Across New Mexico, locals love pecans. But so do small, long-snouted bugs known as pecan weevils. The New Mexico Department of Agriculture wants to make sure the… ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pecan weevils are smaller than the nymphal or instar stages of the lanternfly’s life cycle but they crawl up the trunks of trees just the same, according to researchers at the PennState Extension.