Pests of National Significance Insect pests Stem borer: Aeolesthes sarta Solsky (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Bark beetle/Shot-hole borer: Scolytus nitidus Schedl (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) Gypsy moth: Lymantria obfuscata Walker (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) Leaf roller: Archips argyrospilus (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Mealybug: Drosicha dalbergiae (Stebbing) (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) Grey weevil: Myllocerus sp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Walnut weevil: Alcides porrectirostris Marshall (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Diseases Leaf spot: Alternaria sp Leaf blotch: Marsonina juglanse (Lib.) Magnus and Gnomonia leptostyla (Fr.) Ces. & De Not. Dieback: Glomerella cingulata (Stoneman) Spauld. & H. Schrenk Powdery mildew: Phyllactinia spp. Walnut blight: Xanthomonas campestris (Pammel 1895) Dowson Anthracnose: Gnomonia leptostyla (Fr.) Ces. & De Not., Phytophthora root and crown rot: Phytophthora spp Armillaria root rot (Oak root fungus): Armillaria mellea (Vahl) P.Kumm. Crown gall: Agrobacterium tumefaciens Smith & Townsend, Walnut canker: Geosmithia morbida M.Kolařík, E.Freeland, C.Utley & Tisserat Weeds Broadleaf Tropical spiderwort: Commelina benghalensis L. (Commelinaceae) Creeping wood sorrel: Oxalis corniculata L. (Oxalidaceae) Goat weed: Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) Sowthistles: Sonchus spp. (Asteraceae) Congress grass: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) Lambs quarter: Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae) Sweet yellow clover: Melilotus indica (L.) All. (Fabaceae) Toothed Dock: Rumex dentatus L. (Polygonaceae) Grasses Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon (Poaceae) Cogon grass: Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. (Poaceae) Blanket grass: Axonopus compressus (Sw.) Beauv. (Poaceae) Large crabgrass: Digitaria sanguinalis L. (Scop.) (Poaceae) Knot grass: Paspalum distichum L. (Poaceae) Sedges Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cypraceae) Pests of Regional Significance Insect pests Aphids: Chromaphis juglandicola (Kaltenbach) & Panaphis juglandis (Goeze) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Coding moth: Cydia pomonella Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) San Jose scale: Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) IPM for Walnut To know the IPM practices for Walnut, click here. Source: NIPHM; Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage