Ability to Respond Total:18 / 25Ability to Respond = ( Ease of Response + Tools in Place )
Confidence:Medium
Confidence Notes:
Impact
Spread
Notes
Score
Spread Rate
Larvae of this pest can move within infested nuts, the adults are not very mobile.
2
Spread Amount
Found in the eastern US from Missouri eastward.
5
Damage
Notes
Score
Ecological
Increased insecticide usage would result to manage this pest if it established - this would threaten environmental quality; could also impact seed production in walnuts in natural settings.
3
Agricultural
Reported as a pest of black walnut; other walnut types would also likely be damaged, larvae infest the nuts and cause nut drop.
3
Infrastructure
0
Cultural
0
Health
0
Benefit
Notes
Score
Ecological
0
Agricultural
0
Infrastructure
0
Cultural
0
Health
0
Total
13
Ability to Respond
Ease of Response
Notes
Score
Detection
Inspection of nuts is the best way to detect the larvae, adults can be sampled by banding trees and with non-pheromone traps but these methods would only be effective locally; adult feeding and larval infestation leave signs that can be observed.
3
Control
Well-timed insecticide applications made to commercial walnuts are commonly used.
3
Tools in Place
Notes
Score
Entry
A-rated pest from CDFA.
5
Control
A-rated pest from CDFA.
5
Outreach
Knowledge of this pest is high within the potentially affected industry; widespread outreach is lacking.
