Guava Root Knot Nematode, World's Most Aggressive
Ron Smith
Delta Farm Press
As if the southern root knot nematode wasn't bad enough, an even more aggressive relative could pose an even more serious threat to Southern row crops.
The guava root knot nematode, first reported in China, reported in Florida in 2012, identified in the Carolinas in 2013 and identified in a Louisiana sweet potato field in 2018, is more difficult to manage than the southern root knot nematode, a close relative, says Josielle Rezende, LSU AgCenter.