I have an excellent recipe for squirrel stew, and there is no legal season for squirrels in Texas. I understand that neighbors will complain if your zeal for revenge involves the use of a shotgun and buckshot. It seems that during dry summers, squirrels strip the bark from limbs to get moisture. This has worked before. Q. My small pecans and some leaves are falling off.
Many people have the same problem.
Young nuts are very sensitive now and will abort at the onset of any stress. Water slowly and deeply and control insects and disease with a Malathion-benomyl spray. Q. Some of the large limbs in my pecan tree are drying and breaking off. Pecan limbs need to receive full sunlight to prevent tis problem. Usually this happens when trees are planted too close and become crowded.