EPPO Global Database

Meloidogyne enterolobii(MELGMY)

Distribution details in Taiwan

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2021
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/028) : first detected on a new host plant Euphorbia pulcherrima in a greenhouse.

EPPO Reporting Service (2023/001) : first detected on a new host plant Celosia argentea var. cristata in a garden.
References
* Ho JT, Liang CC, Chen PJ (2022) First report of root-knot nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii on cockscomb (Celosia argentea var. cristata) in Taiwan. Plant Disease 106(7), 2000. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-21-2126-PDN

* Liang CC, Chen PJ (2022) First report of root-knot nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii on poinsettia ‘Luv U Pink’ in Taiwan. Plant Disease 106(6), 1764. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-21-1899-PDN