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Biofumigation using an eelworm trap crop Biofumigation using an eelworm trap crop

Apart from reducing cyst eelworm, planting trap crops has other advantages.

02/01/2020

Beat cyst eelworm with trap crops Beat cyst eelworm with trap crops

An integrated approach to controlling cyst eelworm usually produces the best results, but using a trap crop is perhaps the single most important method.

31/12/2019

Eelworms love carrots Eelworms love carrots

By far the biggest carrot pest is the root knot eelworm (Melodogyne spp). In many other vegetable crops, these nematodes are not much of a problem

18/12/2018

Can marigolds control eelworm? Can marigolds control eelworm?

When I first began planting tomatoes in soil in tunnels, the soil was infested with eelworm, which killed susceptible varieties before they could even start

02/12/2019

Beet cyst eelworm - the chemical option Beet cyst eelworm - the chemical option

In the previous issue, we discussed the fact that beet cyst eelworm is impossible to eradicate once it is established on a land.

30/12/2019

Using radish to control cyst eelworm Using radish to control cyst eelworm

A fodder radish crop can exterminate up to 95% of a cyst eelworm population and be used for biofumigation, writes Bill Kerr.

16/06/2018

Dealing with eelworm Dealing with eelworm

There are a number of species to contend with; the common root knot genera (Melodogyne spp.) are easy to identify as the nematode enters the root and causes

19/12/2019

Nematodes: not all bad Nematodes: not all bad

It may surprise many farmers that not all nematodes (eelworms) are harmful to crops.

09/09/2019

Learning to live with the beet cyst nematode Learning to live with the beet cyst nematode

The cyst nematode (eelworm) get its name from the hardened cyst that it forms to protect its eggs.

27/08/2019

Other carrot problems Other carrot problems

Carrots are not attacked by many pests, apart from eelworm. Nonetheless, there are a few pests that can prove a problem.

20/12/2018

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