Oak Wilt Quiz Oak Wilt Quiz Take the Quiz! Get a perfect score! Earn the medallion! Questions may have more than one correct answer. Be sure to select all answers that are correct. If you don't get a perfect score, you can take the quiz again until you do! Please provide your email address to receive your digital medallion. Reference: Oak Wilt Fact Sheet.Email(Required) 1) Only red oaks are susceptible to oak wilt.(Required) true false 2) Oak wilt can kill trees within a single season.(Required) true false 3) Oak wilt is caused by a(Required) bacterium fungus water mold phytoplasma nematode virus none of the above 4) The oak wilt pathogen is often moved from tree to tree by two-lined chestnut borer.(Required) true false 5) The insects that move the oak wilt pathogen from tree to tree are attracted to wounded trees.(Required) true false 6) In oak groves, the oak wilt pathogen can move from tree to tree through root grafts.(Required) true false 7) Chemical treatments are available for oak wilt management and work best when used after symptoms of oak wilt are visible.(Required) true false 8) Before you cut down a tree with oak wilt, it is important to sever root grafts between the infected tree and nearby oak trees.(Required) true false 9) Wood harvested from an oak with oak wilt can serve as a reservoir of the pathogen and requires special handling to reduce the potential for spread of the pathogen.(Required) true false 10) If you must prune an oak during the growing season, be sure to immediately paint over the wound to make it less attractive to insects that transmit the oak wilt pathogen.(Required) true false Δ
