No walnut caterpillar activity has been reported so far. Pecans on upland soils are showing some stress and there is even some tree death that can be attributed to several years of drought. County has been about six weeks without a rain. Some trees have foliage damage from grasshoppers which will in turn impact nut quality. No walnut caterpillar activity was reported.
Pecans are in the gel to dough stage.
Black aphid activity is heavier than in the past. Those producers that can irrigate are doing so. Producers that can irrigate are doings so. The crop is only fair but crop loads are variety related with Choctaw being heavy. There is a significant amount of third generation pecan nut casebearer damage in some orchards.