IFAS Extension
Release Date: 11/11/2026
Agriculture
Abstract
Explains what plant-parasitic nematodes are, how they affect turf, how to know if they are a problem, and how to manage them on a golf course.
About this Publication
This document is ENY-008, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology. Original publication date January 2001. Revised March 2011, January 2013, January 2014, January 2017, July 2020, February 2024, and November 2026. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
Authors
William Crow
Specialist
University of Florida
professor of nematology, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology
Publication #ENY-008
