Abstract:walnuts are an important non-timber forest species, rich in nutritive value and health care function . There are more than 30types of walnut disease, and bacterial black spots of walnut are one of the most important diseases in walnut production . It is widespread in my country and even the world. Its pathological characteristics are diverse, and the fruit suf- fers the most serious damage, which seriously affects the yield and quality of walnuts . The authors provides a general re- view of its harmful symptoms, pathogens , infection mechanism, pathogen genotyping and genetic diversity, pathogenic mechanism, disease prevention, etc . , aiming to provide in-depth research and development of new walnut bacterial black spot disease . The green biocontrol agents provided theoretical reference , and on the basis of in-depth analysis of the re- search status at home and abroad,put forward the future research direction and application prospects of walnut bacterial black spot.