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What insect causes pecan, hickory and persimmon limbs to break like they were cut with a knife?

April 26, 2017break causes cut Hickory insect Knife limbs Pecan persimmon

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What insect causes pecan, hickory and persimmon limbs to break like they were cut with a knife?

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Pecan twig girdlers cause this damage. They lay eggs in the limbs and the limbs fall later. By the time you see the damage the insects are gone. The damage is not severe enough to warrant control but destroying the fallen limbs will get revenge on the next generation.