Rev 11/19/2019
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Afrina wevelli has 10 or more lines in the lateral field
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
South Africa and ????
Afrina wevelli induces galls on the seeds of the forage grass Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees in South Africa and is a problem for the grass seed export industry.
Eragrostis curvula cv Ermelo - weeping love grass
Seed galls contain eggs, second-stage juveniles and adults. Galls soften when placed in water, emerged juveniles remained alive in water for 35 days (van den Berg, 1985).
Ecophysiological Parameters:
Induces dark brown to black, shrivelled seed galls.
Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:
Brzeski, M. W. 1981. The genera of Anguinidae (Nematoda, Tylenchida). Rev. Nematol. 4:23-34.
Van den Berg, E. 1985. Notes on the genus Afrina (Brzeski, 1981) Anguinidae: Nematoda) with description of new and known species. Phytophylactica 17:69-79.