Plant-feeding Nematodes Known to be Associated with:

Coffee – Coffea arabica

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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Criconemoides goodeyi

Paratylenchus besoekianus

Ditylenchus procerus

Pratylenchus coffeae

Helicotylenchus dihystera  

Pratylenchus pratensis

Helicotylenchus erythrinae

Pratylenchus sp.

Helicotylenchus pseudorobustus

Radopholus similis  

Hoplolaimus pararobustus

Rotylenchulus reniformis

Longidorus laevicapitatus

Rotylenchulus sp.  

Meloidogyne africana

Trichodorus sp.

Meloidogyne coffeicola

Trophotylenchulus obscurus

Meloidogyne decalineata

Trophotylenchulus sp.

Meloidogyne exigua

Tylenchorhynchus sp.

Meloidogyne hapla

Xiphinema brevicolle

Meloidogyne incognita

Xiphinema insigne

Meloidogyne javanica

Xiphinema sp.

Meloidogyne konaensis

Meloidogyne megadora

Meloidogyne sp.

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