Plant-feeding Nematodes Known to be Associated with:

Date – Phoenix dactylifera

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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Bursaphelenchus cocophilus

Paratylenchus sp.

Criconemoides sp.  

Pratylenchus sp.

Helicotylenchus sp.  

Trichodorus sp.

Longidorus taniwha

Tylenchorhynchus goffarti

Meloidogyne arenaria

Tylenchorhynchus latus

Meloidogyne hapla

Xiphinema ingens

Meloidogyne incognita

Meloidogyne javanica

Meloidogyne sp.

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