Southeast New Mexico pecan growers say there aren’t enough qualified pest control professionals in the area to help eradicate an invasive bug. The Hobbs News-Sun reports growers told New Mexico ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (NMDA RELEASE) — As part of an ongoing commitment to prevent the spread of pecan weevil, New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) officials ask pecan growers and consumers to be ...

The Oklahoma Pecan Management Program offered through Oklahoma State University Extension will host a free pecan workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 22 to help growers with pest management. The ...

Efforts to eradicate the pecan weevil, which threatens New Mexico’s multi-billion-dollar pecan industry, took the form of two bills in both the New Mexico Senate and House of Representatives. Sen.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Pecan trees are being invaded by a pest, so a quarantine is now in effect. The New Mexico Department of Agriculture said the pecan weevil has been spotted in trees in ...

LAS CRUCES - New Mexico agriculture officials are reminding the public that a quarantine is still in place around an invasive bug threatening the pecan industry. The state’s Department of Agriculture ...

Last year was a frustrating pecan year for many – the early first freeze in October caused a lot of shucks to not open up, reducing yields. Pecans are a beautiful tree and a delicious crop but are a ...