DISEASES OF ROOTS MIGRATORY ECTOPARASITES
DISEASES OF ROOTS MIGRATORY ECTOPARASITES
DISEASES OF ROOTS MIGRATORY ECTOPARASITES
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Scutellonema<br />
Life cycle and biology<br />
- Feed as ectoparasites on roots of cotton, coconut,<br />
banana, corn, ornamentals, peanut.<br />
- S. bradys = “yam nematode”<br />
- In tuber crops (yams) and bulbs (lilies) also feeds as a<br />
migratory endoparasite.<br />
- Large populations can develop during storage 6000/g!