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Apart from reducing cyst eelworm, planting trap crops has other advantages.
02/01/2020
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
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
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
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
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
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
It may surprise many farmers that not all nematodes (eelworms) are harmful to crops.
09/09/2019
The cyst nematode (eelworm) get its name from the hardened cyst that it forms to protect its eggs.
27/08/2019
Carrots are not attacked by many pests, apart from eelworm. Nonetheless, there are a few pests that can prove a problem.
20/12/2018