Questions and Answers about Thousand Cankers Disease of Walnut
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What is thousand cankers disease of walnut? Thousand caners disease (TCD) is a newly recognized disease (2008) of certain walnut species (Juglans) caused by a fungus (Geosmithia morbida) that is vectored by a bark beetle (Pityophthorus juglandis, the “walnut twig beetle”). Thousand cankers disease has produced widespread death of walnuts in many western states during the past decade. In recent years it has been confirmed from several eastern states including areas around Knoxville, TN (2010), Richmond, VA and Bucks County, PA (2011).
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