Plant-parasitic Nematodes

Some of the important plant-parasitic nematodes in southeastern United States include:

 

Root-knot (Meloidogyne spp.)

Citrus nematode (Tylenchulus semipenetrans)

Reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis)

Burrowing (Radopholus similis)

Lesion (Pratylenchus spp.)

Sting (Belonolaimus longicaudatus)

Awl (Dolichodorous spp.)

Lance (Hoplolaimus spp.)

Stubby-root (Paratrichodorus minor)

Soybean cyst (Heterodera glycines)

Dagger (Xiphinema spp.)

Needle (Longidorus spp.)

Red ring (Bursaphelenchus cocophilus)