Meloidogyne enterolobii(MELGMY)
Distribution details in Kenya
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2016: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2015
First recorded in: 2015
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/072) : first found during surveys conducted from May to June 2015 on Solanum scabrum plants in Yatta (Machakos county).
* Chitambo O, Haukeland S, Fiaboe KKM, Kariuki GM, Grundler FMW (2016) First report of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii parasitizing African nightshades in Kenya. Plant Disease 100(9), p 1954.