The most serious nematode pest of peanut is Meloidogyne arenaria race 1, the peanut rootknot nematode. It can be expected to occur wherever peanuts are grown in Florida. Pod rot, white mold, and other soilborne diseases may increase when the peanut plant is infected with this rootknot nematode. The lesion nematode, Pratylenchus brachyurus, is less troublesome, but it can reduce yields and seriously disfigure the peanut hulls with unattractive brown lesions that lead to pod rotting.

Address: PO Box 110810, Gainesville, FL 32611-0810.
Website: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/NG016