Texas Pecan Pest Management Newsletter, Volume 94, Number 8, August 1994 Page: INSIDE BACK COVER
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Brazoria County: The crop is
fair on improved varieties but
scab is increasing due to the
weekly rains. Rains have been
county wide with 8-9 inches
received so far during August.
Second generation casebearer
was heavy and a fair amount of
shedding has been observed.
DeWitt County: Fair crop but
the county is dry. No aphid
problems and some shuckworm
treatments have gone out.
El Paso: Black aphids cintinue to
increase in untreated
orchards.Control of black aphids
ranges from good to excellent
with the best control being from
ground applications. some
orchards that received heavy
rains were cleaned up pretty well
and may not require insecticide
applications if the beneficials can
keep things in check. No hickory
shuckworms were collected
during the week.
Fort Bend County: Native crop
is light but the improved varieties
are good but less than 1993. The
county has received scme rains
but they have been spotted across
the county.
Guadalupe County: No Pecans.
Lee County: High yellow aphids
populations were observed in one
orchard behind insecticide
treatments for the hickory
shuckworm. Pecan lef scorch
mites are also heavy and will
require treatments. Crop is light
over most of the county.Milam County: No pecans.
Overall the crop is as light as
there has been in the last 20
years. Yellow aphids are building
up behind insecticides that were
applied for shuckworm. some
black aphid infestations have
been observed.
Navarro County: county
received from 1 to 4 inches or
rain during the past week.
Yellow pecan aphids are building
up and some black aphids are
present but not heavy yet.
Pecos County: Crop is light and
the county is very dry. Some
third generation casebearer has
been observed along with some
black pecan aphids. Yellow
aphids are increasing.
San Saba County: Dry
conditions prevail county wide.
A few pecan weevils have been
caught in traps and the first
insecticide treatments for weevils
went out last week. Crop looks
fair in places and in some areas
it is very light.
Wichita County: The area
around the Red river has a good
crop but the county and
surrounding area is very dry.
Rainfall for Wichita Falls totals
12.5 inches for the year.
Approximately 150 people
attended the Red River Pecan
field day on August 25 in
Montague county.Meetings
Texas
September 20
East Texas Pecan Conference
Palestine Civic Center. 8:30 AM
Glenn Huddleston - CEA
903-723-3735
State
September 15-16
Alabama Pecan Conference
Gulf Coast Experiment Station
Fairhope, Al
Dr. Bill Goff
205-844-4985
February 26-28, 1995
Southeastern Pecan Conference
Marriotts Bay Point Resort
Panama City, Fl
Sally Beshears
904-997-3458
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service. Texas Pecan Pest Management Newsletter, Volume 94, Number 8, August 1994, periodical, August 31, 1994; College Station, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1624308/m1/3/?q=%22Agriculture+-+Farming+-+Pecans%22: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.