by Zane Grabau | Aug 22, 2025
As the calendar turns to another school year, now is also a good time to scout for plant-parasitic nematodes in row crops. Typically, the peak time for scouting is near harvest, while plants are still growing, as nematode populations are often greatest at this time....
by Zane Grabau | Mar 7, 2025
Plant-parasitic nematodes are a key pest in Florida horticulture production, and nematicide application is an important part of an integrated pest management (IPM) approach. To that end, there is a recent addition to the limited number of nematicides available in...
by Zane Grabau | Feb 28, 2025
Zane J. Grabau, University of Florida, Associate Professor in Nematology; and Jefferson de Oliveira Barizon, University of Missouri, Graduate Student In Florida, and the Southeast in general, southern root-knot nematode and reniform nematode are the major...
by Zane Grabau | Feb 14, 2025
Peanut root-knot nematode is one of the major pests in peanut production in Florida and throughout the Southeast. Along with crop rotation and nematicide application, use of resistant peanut cultivars is a primary method for managing peanut root-knot nematode. (For...
by Zane Grabau | Aug 9, 2024
Sting nematode is a common problem in Florida’s potato growing regions—mainly Northeast Florida, but also the Suwannee Valley and throughout Peninsular Florida. Left untreated, this nematode causes severe damage to potato as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. Fumigation...
