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Guava Root-Knot Nematode or Pacara Earpod Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii (Yang and Eisenback, 1983) (Nematoda: Chromadorea: Rhabditida: Tylenchina: Tylenchomorpha: Tylenchoidea: Meloidogynidae)
, Zane Grabau, andJohan Desaeger
Release Date: 8/16/2026
Agriculture
Abstract
The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences. This Featured Creature article profiles Meloidogyne enterolobii (guava root-knot nematode), an invasive plant-parasitic nematode important not only in Florida, but globally.
About this Publication
This document is EENY-793, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology. Original publication date July 2022. Revised July 2026. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Liu, C., Grabau, Z. J., & Desaeger, J. (2022). Guava root-knot nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii. EDIS, 2022(4). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1372-2022
Authors
Chang Liu
Zane Grabau
Specialist
University of Florida
associate professor, field crop nematology, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology
Johan Desaeger
Specialist
University of Florida
associate professor, nematology, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL
Publication #EENY-793
