Plant-feeding Nematodes Known to be Associated with:

Sunflower – Helianthus annuus

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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Anguina balsamophila

Paralongidorus maximus

Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi

Paratrichodorus minor  

Ditylenchus destructor

Pratylenchus brachyurus

Ditylenchus dipsaci  

Pratylenchus neglectus

Helicotylenchus microlobus

Pratylenchus penetrans

Helicotylenchus pseudorobustus

Rotylenchulus reniformis

Heterodera schachtii 

Tylenchorhynchus clarus

Longidorus africanus

Tylenchus cerealis

Meloidogyne arenaria

Xiphinema americanum

Meloidogyne bauruensis

Meloidogyne chitwoodi

Meloidogyne hapla

Meloidogyne incognita

Meloidogyne javanica

Meloidogyne sp.

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