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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!

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