Information on general IPM considerations, symptoms, damage, field diagnosis and sampling, general management considerations and chemical control. Most cucurbits are extremely susceptible to root nematodes and also are often damaged by sting nematodes; other nematodes occasionally cause some losses. Watermelons are rarely reported to have serious damage by root nematodes, when grown in old pastures or after long rotations to grasses to minimize losses to fusarium wilt fungi.

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