Insects Attacking the Pecan 181 



The stinkbug feeds readily on soybeans, but attacks velvet 

 beans only when forced to do so by a scarcity of other more 

 desirable food. For this reason, growers have adopted a gen- 

 eral policy of planting velvet beans instead of cowpeas as a 

 cover-crop in a pecan orchard after it comes into bearing. 



The insect attacks the nnts on the lower limbs very much 

 more severely than those higher up. Thus, in years of heavy 

 infestation, it is good orchard practice to harvest the nuts 

 from the lower limbs and keep them separate. 



