Plant-feeding Nematodes Known to be Associated with:

Apricot – Prunus armeniaca

Note:  These lists are intended as general guidelines.  You need to do further research before using them for crop sequence or management decisions.

Please consider that:

• all the listed nematodes may not occur in all geographic regions, or fields within a geographic region, where the crop is grown
• cultivars or rootstocks may have been developed or selected that have resistance or tolerance to specific nematodes
• there may be races of a particular nematode species that are either virulent or avirulent to a plant species
• you need to determine which nematodes are present in the soil before using this list to make management decisions.

Click on species names for more information on biology, location, and specific management strategies.

Strategies for Nematode Management

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Mesocriconema xenoplax

Xiphinema americanum

Helicotylenchus dihystera

Xiphinema diversicaudatum

Helicotylenchus erythrinae

Xiphinema pachtaicum

Hemicycliophora sp.  

Heterodera sp.

Meloidogyne incognita

Meloidogyne javanica

Meloidogyne sp.

Merlinius brevidens

Merlinius lineatus

Paratrichodorus minor

Paratrichodorus lobatus

Paratylenchus hamatus  

Paratylenchus neoamblycephalus

Paratylenchus projectus

Pratylenchus coffeae

Pratylenchus penetrans

Pratylenchus vulnus

Pratylenchus neglectus

Pratylenchus crenatus

Pratylenchus thornei

Tylenchorhynchus claytoni

Tylenchorhynchus clarus

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