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Pecan Weevil Control: Sanitation, Trunk Bands, Sprays

Pecan weevils emerge Aug, lay eggs in nuts. Homeowner strategy: 1) Destroy all damaged nuts yearly. 2) July: Tanglefoot band 6 ft up trunk (on tape). 3) Spray carbaryl weekly from early Aug until shuck split.

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