{"id":2351,"date":"2013-12-14T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-14T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.sdps-bbs.com\/?p=2351"},"modified":"2025-11-06T14:32:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T18:32:17","slug":"question-how-do-i-treat-my-walnut-trees-after-dead-tree-was-found-with-bug-infestation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/question-how-do-i-treat-my-walnut-trees-after-dead-tree-was-found-with-bug-infestation\/","title":{"rendered":"Question: How Do I Treat My Walnut Trees After Dead Tree Was Found With Bug Infestation?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"walnut<\/a>Many insects are not actually the cause of tree mortality but simply \u201copportunists\u201d and infest decaying wood. Spraying the remaining trees depends on the insects and their propensity for infesting live trees.<\/p>\n

Cut wood, especially if infested, should never be moved out of the county to minimize the spread of harmful pests. See more at www.dontmovefirewood.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Resources
\n<\/strong>Walnut Anthracnose<\/a>, Walnut Notes, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
\nIndiana Walnut Council<\/a>, Industry Representatives include 45 states and 3 foreign countries
\nDiseases in Hardwood Tree Plantings<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center
\nStudy: Fungus Behind Deadly Disease in Walnut Trees Mutates Easily, Complicating Control<\/a>, Purdue Agriculture News
\nIndiana Walnut Council<\/a>
\nDiseases in Hardwood Tree Plantings<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center
\nWhy are my walnut trees dropping their leaves?<\/a>, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry & Natural Resources (FNR) Got Nature? Blog
\nInvasive Species Walnut Twig Beetle Detected in Indiana<\/a>, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR Got Nature? Blog
\nIntro to Trees of Indiana: Black Walnut<\/a>, Purdue Extension \u2013 FNR Got Nature? Blog
\nResources and Assistance Available for Planting Hardwood Seedlings<\/a>, The Education Store
\nCertified Arborist <\/a>(International Society of Arboriculture)
\nPests of Concern, Walnut Twig Beetle<\/a>, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
\nInvasive Species Walnut Twig Beetle Detected in Indiana,<\/a> Purdue Extension – Forestry & Natural Resources (FNR) Got Nature? Blog<\/p>\n

Purdue Extension – Forestry & Natural Resources (FNR)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many insects are not actually the cause of tree mortality but simply \u201copportunists\u201d and infest decaying wood. Spraying the remaining trees depends on the insects and their propensity for infesting live trees. Cut wood, especially if infested, should never be moved out of the county to minimize the spread of harmful pests. See more at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[60],"class_list":["post-2351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forestry","tag-forestry","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-19 22:38:50","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2351"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34983,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351\/revisions\/34983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}