Pecan Research-Extension Station faculty presented a pecan clinic at the Natchitoches Pecan Company Orchard near Cloutierville, Louisiana, on March 31, 2006. Topics discussed included the effects of the 2006 hurricanes, pecan phylloxera, wood borers and tent caterpillars in pecan orchards. Demonstrations on how to monitor for pecan phylloxera, how to prune storm-damaged pecan trees and how to graft trees using the whip graft, the four-flap graft and the bark graft were given. Information on these topics can be found on the Entomology and Horticulture pages of this Web site.
| | Dr. John Pyzner, LSU AgCenter pecan and fruit specialist, discusses the known effects and possible future effects of 2006's hurricanes on pecan. |
| | Dr. Mike Hall, LSU AgCenter entomologist, talks about pecan phylloxera and explains what he does to monitor for pecan phylloxera in area pecan orchards. |
| | Dr. Mike Hall, LSU AgCenter entomologist, coats cloth tape with Tangle-Trap Insect Trap Coating. |
| | Dr. Charles Graham, LSU AgCenter horticulturist, along with Mark Swanson, the orchard manager, find a damaged branch of a pecan tree to prune for the pruning demonstration. |
| | Mark Swanson, the orchard manager, prunes another damaged limb under the instruction of Dr. Charles Graham, LSU AgCenter horticulturist. |
| | | Attendees of the pecan clinic ask questions about the effects of the recent hurricanes and about problem pests in their pecan orchards. |
| | Dr. Mike Hall, LSU AgCenter entomologist, wraps 1- inch-wide, white cloth tape around a smooth-barked branch. |
| | Dr. Charles Graham, LSU AgCenter horticulturist, shows a limb in the process of healing from previous damage as he begins his discussion on pruning mature storm-damaged pecan trees. |
| | Dr. Charles Graham, LSU AgCenter horticulturist, explains why he instructed Mark Swanson, the orchard manager, to prune the damaged limb of the tree the way he did and how it should heal with that type of prune. |
| | Hilary Langlois, a member of the board of directors of the Pecan Producers of Louisiana for 2005/2006, selects a properly sized piece of scion wood to use for his whip graft demonstration. |
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