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#FINDMe is working to slow the spread and reduce the vulnerability of growers to M.e. - an aggressive #nematode with more than 25 plant hosts 🤯 Learn more here: youtube.com/watch?v=-tqfH_…

Excited to share our latest publication on Meloidogyne spp. in FL. This study identifies key root-knot nematodes affecting FL crops, highlights new host records, and provides molecular insights into M. enterolobii. sciendo.com/article/10.247… @UFGulfCoastNema @FINDMeNematode

Guava root-knot nematode cotton nematicide trial at 5 weeks after planting. Small swellings on roots are galls from root-knot nematode infestation. Cultivar is resistant to southern root-knot nematode.

Interested in Field Plant Nematology research and extension? Join my lab as a post-doc. Available now with ideal start date this summer. Full details linked (must log in to SON account) or message/email me. nematologists.org/Employment-Opp…

Yesterday we planted and applied in-furrow nematicide treatments to a cotton nematode trial @nfrec_sv. Target is guava root-knot nematode, contributing to @FINDMeNematode mission. If you look closely, you can see blue-green liquid product being dispensed.

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Leticia, an excellent visiting Ph.D. scholar in our lab, has published her research: "The combination of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Purpureocillium lilacinum in the control of Meloidogyne enterolobii" sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @UFGulfCoastNema @FINDMeNematode

Meloidogyne enterolobii females extracted from sweetpotato storage roots. Not magnified. Legendary UF Professor Emeritus Don Dickson could extract and display Meloidogyne with a pocket knife, but first time I've done it.

Severe galling from root-knot nematode on luffa (type of cucurbit). This site (my backyard) is previously confirmed to have guava root-knot nematode, so that is the likely species. @FINDMeNematode

3/3 Digging sweetpotato trial. Storage roots are dumped off the back and later picked up by hand. Weighed by plot. Part of the @FINDMeNematode project.

Of course forgot to tag the project. Sorry @FINDMeNematode

@KYPlantDisease Have you encountered these in KY?

The Root-knot Nematode in Vegetable Cropping Systems (PPFS-VG-28) publication focuses on host range, symptoms, cause, nematode life cycle & infection, & management options. buff.ly/3Pvid7v

1/ Some photos from our trial testing nematicides against guava root-knot nematode on sweetpotato. Part of @FINDMeNematode project. About 100 days after planting. Severe galling on roots.

Very excited to see these news! @HCollinsNCSU in our lab did so much work with Salibro/Reklemel in #sweetpotato years ago, glad it will soon be a tool for our growers and @AdrienneGorny when facing M. enterolobii @Sweet_Taters @NCExtension @NC_PSI @IR4_Project @FINDMeNematode

Family portrait of an adult female, a juvenile and several eggs of Meloidogyne enterolobii 📸 #UFNematodes

Pear shaped guava root-knot nematode female (first picture). Male and 1 egg (2nd picture). Off dissecting scope. From sweetpotato nematicide trial as part of @FINDMeNematode project.

Galling from Meloidogyne enterolobii on sweetpotato. Plants are 2.5 months old. In this trial, we are testing various nematicides for management of this invasive pest. Part of @FINDMeNematode project.

More shots of a Meloidogyne enterolobii female and her egg mass, this time collected from infected roots of transgenic tomato plants! 🍅 #UFNematodes

Inside of a gall caused by Meloidogyne enterolobii on tomato roots 📸 * Root-knot nematodes form egg masses from inside infected roots covered by a gelatinous matrix and it's estimated more than 500 eggs can be laid per female with over 100 egg masses per plant ! #UFNematodes

Some of our favorite nematology people at #SON2023 in Ohio @AdrienneGorny @agudelonema @zgrabRuns @wbrutter @intiazchowdhury

Three weeks after transplanting in this sweet potato trial testing fumigant and non-fumigant nematicides for management of guava root-knot nematode. Part of @FINDMeNematode project.