First record of Xiphinema rivesi in Bosnia and Herzegovina
During surveys on nematode populations in Bosnia and Herzegovina two nematode species belonging to the Xiphinema americanum-sensu lato group were detected. Xiphinema rivesi (Nematoda: Longidoridae – EPPO A2 List) was detected in soil samples during nematode surveys conducted in 2020 in apple (Malus domestica) orchards in the University of Banja Luka botanical gardens, Bosanska Krajina region. This is the first report of X. rivesi from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
During the same study Xiphinema incertum (Nematoda: Longidoridae) was detected for the first time in the country, in soil samples from poplar (Populus sp.) stands.
Sources
Fanelli E, Vovlas A, Nježić B, Troccoli A, Vasilic A, Đekanović R, De Luca F (2025) First reports of Xiphinema rivesi and Xiphinema incertum (Nematoda: Longidoridae) in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 64, 145-159. https://doi.org/10.36253/phyto-15951