Meloidogyne mali(MELGMA)
Distribution details in Japan
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
1991: Present, no details
EPPO Reporting Service (2014/102) : M. mali was originally described from Japan where it is considered to be a pest of apple and mulberry orchards. According to the Japanese literature, it has a wide host range.
* Araki M (1988) [Detection of Meloidogyne mali in Kyushu Island]. Proceedings of the Association for Plant Protection of Kyushu 34, 205-207 (in Japanese).
* Inagaki H (1978) Apple root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne mali, its taxonomy, ecology, damage, and control. Kasetsart Journal 12(1), 25-30.
------- Present in apple orchards in the Northern part of Honshu and Hokkaido.
* Itoh Y, Ohshima Y, Ichinohe M (1969) A root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne mali n. sp. on apple-tree from Japan (Tylenchida; Heteroderidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology 4, 194-202.
* Okamoto K, Yaegashi T, Toida Y (1983) [Morphological differences among some populations of Meloidogyne mali from apple and mulberry]. Japanese Journal of Nematology 12, 26-32 (in Japanese).
------- On apple trees at Misato and on mulberry at Suginami, Aomori, Ibaraki, Tottori and Okayama.
* Toida Y (1991) Mulberry damages caused by a root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne mali indigenous to Japan. Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly 24(4), 300-305.
* Toida Y (1984) [Nematode species from mulberry fields and their geographical distribution in Japan]. Japanese Journal of Nematology 14(December), 20-27 (in Japanese).
------- Includes a map (many records in Honshu on mulberry orchards).
* Toida Y, Yaegashi T (1991) Revision of a record on Meloidogyne thamesi from mulberry in Japan. Japanese Journal of Nematology 21, p 48.
------- On mulberry (Morus alba) in Suginami (Tokyo, Honshu).
* USDA (1987) Pests not known to occur in the United States or of limited distribution. No. 93. Meloidogyne mali. USDA APHIS-PPQ, Beltsville, USA.
* Inagaki H (1978) Apple root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne mali, its taxonomy, ecology, damage, and control. Kasetsart Journal 12(1), 25-30.
------- Present in apple orchards in the Northern part of Honshu and Hokkaido.
* Itoh Y, Ohshima Y, Ichinohe M (1969) A root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne mali n. sp. on apple-tree from Japan (Tylenchida; Heteroderidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology 4, 194-202.
* Okamoto K, Yaegashi T, Toida Y (1983) [Morphological differences among some populations of Meloidogyne mali from apple and mulberry]. Japanese Journal of Nematology 12, 26-32 (in Japanese).
------- On apple trees at Misato and on mulberry at Suginami, Aomori, Ibaraki, Tottori and Okayama.
* Toida Y (1991) Mulberry damages caused by a root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne mali indigenous to Japan. Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly 24(4), 300-305.
* Toida Y (1984) [Nematode species from mulberry fields and their geographical distribution in Japan]. Japanese Journal of Nematology 14(December), 20-27 (in Japanese).
------- Includes a map (many records in Honshu on mulberry orchards).
* Toida Y, Yaegashi T (1991) Revision of a record on Meloidogyne thamesi from mulberry in Japan. Japanese Journal of Nematology 21, p 48.
------- On mulberry (Morus alba) in Suginami (Tokyo, Honshu).
* USDA (1987) Pests not known to occur in the United States or of limited distribution. No. 93. Meloidogyne mali. USDA APHIS-PPQ, Beltsville, USA.