EPPO Global Database

Meloidogyne minor(MELGMI)

Distribution details in Belgium

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2013: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2006
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, detected in golf courses only (2013-12)
Comments
The nematode was discovered in 3 of 6 samples taken in April 2006 from a golf course in Hasselt (northeastern Belgium).
References
* NPPO of Belgium (2013-12).

* Vandenbossche B, Viaene N, Sutter N de, Maes M, Karssen G, Bert W (2011) Diversity and incidence of plant-parasitic nematodes in Belgian turf grass 13(2), 245-256.

* Viaene NM, Wiseborn DB, Karssen G (2007) First report of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne minor on turfgrass in Belgium. Plant Disease 91(7), p 908.

* Wesemael WML; Viaene N, Moens M (2011) Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in Europe. Nematology 13(1), 3-16.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Netherlands Present, no details view...