Making my last weevil spray

    It has been a difficult year to make decisions on timing insecticide treatments to fight pecan weevil. During the month of August we received 9.9 inches of rain, with rain falling 16 out of the 31 days in the month. However, I did manage to get the grove sprayed 3 times in August with my last spray applied August 31. 
   With plentiful rainfall this month, all the farm ponds in the area are full. That a good thing because, I use pond water to fill my sprayer tank (photo at right).  However, the excessive rainfall also meant that every time I sprayed for weevil this year,  I had pull my spray-rig over water saturated soil. I'm now very glad I spent the extra money to buy a 4-wheel drive tractor.