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  • Image: Walnut shoot moth 1

    Credit: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Archive, Bugwood.org

  • Image: Walnut shoot moth 2

    Credit: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Archive, Bugwood.org

  • Image: Walnut shoot moth 3

    Credit: USDA Forest Service - Northeastern Area Archive, Bugwood.org

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green arrowWalnut shoot moth
Acrobasis demotella

  • Young larvae burrow into buds in early spring, killing some or all buds at ends of twigs
  • Expanding shoots wilt and foliage dies
  • Older shoots are hollow from feeding and break easily
  • Damage to young trees and saplings is difficult to overcome
  • More information on Walnut shoot moth...

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