After the nematode penetrates the root, it establishes a feeding site (gall) and becomes sedentary. Females eventually lay eggs in a gelatinous matrix outside of the root, which may hatch and infect ...

For diagnostic sampling, take soil cores from the problematic or high-risk area and a nearby better-looking area to compare nematode populations. Store samples at 50-60ºF) until shipping. Do not ...

This research not only brings new hope for sustainable agricultural production but also lays a strong scientific foundation ...

Beet cyst nematode is an increasing threat to British sugar beet crops and growers are urged to ramp up soil testing efforts to identify problems and steer management around crop rotations.

Kolkata: Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), headquartered in Kolkata, have discovered a new species of soil-dwelling nematode in the Deccan peninsular biogeographic zone of ...

82, No. 1 (Mar., 1999), pp. 1-7 (7 pages) The entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema carpocapsae Weiser and S. riobravis Cabanillas, Poiner and Raulston were compared as twice a year soil treatments ...