EPPO Global Database

Globodera rostochiensis(HETDRO)

Distribution details in United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1996: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1922
From CABI Disease map 778 (1999): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1997/086): populations have declined since 1986. 81% of populations are G. rostochiensis and 11% a mixture with G. pallida.
References
* Turner, S.J. (1996) Population decline of potato cyst nematodes (Globodera rostochiensis, G. pallida) in field soils in Northern Ireland. Annals of applied Biology, 129(2), 315-322.

* Zaheer K, Fleming CC, Turner SJ (1993) Plant Pathology 42 (4), 609-616.