EPPO Global Database

Meloidogyne enterolobii(MELGMY)

Distribution details in Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2026: Present, no details
From CABI Disease map 804 (2014): Present, no details
References
* de Assis dos Santaos Diniz F, Mizubuti ESG, Bellé C, dos Santos PS, Santiago TR (2026) The changing landscape of root‐knot nematodes in Brazilian soybean fields: shifting prevalence of Meloidogyne arenaria, M. incognita and M. javanica and the occurrence of an emerging secies, M. enterolobii. Plant Pathology 75(2), e70142. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.70142

* Gomes CB, Couto MEO, Carneiro RMDG (2008) Occurrence of Meloidogyne mayaguensis on guava and tabacco in South of Brazil. Nematologia Brasileira 32, 244-247.

* Groth MZ, Bellé C, Cocco KLT, Kaspary TE, Casarotto G, Cutti L, Schmitt J (2017) First report of Meloidogyne enterolobii infecting the weed Jerusalem cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum) in Brazil. Plant Disease 101(2), p 510.
------- On Solanum pseudocapsicum (weed) in Cachoieira do Sul county (Rio Grande do Sul) showing root galls but no above-ground symptoms.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Argentina Present, no details view...
Venezuela Present, no details view...