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Scientific Name |
Ditylenchus dipsani [400 varieties] |
Stem Eelworm
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Common Name |
Stem Eelworms | |
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Symptom Of Attack |
Strawberry- slow growth, leaves crumpled, brittle flowers and stalk, thickening. Fruit may have patches. Ornamental Bulbs feel soft, at neck, rings of dead tissue seen when cut. Plants are malformed with distorted flowers. Tulips split leaves stalk bends petals are green. | |
Plants Affected |
Narcissus, Tulips, Hyacinth, Gillias, Galanthus. |
Information Collated by James M. Burton as part of H.N.D. Course at
Pencoed Agricultural College.
Chemical Information Correct as of
06:06:97. Always read and follow the instruction when using insectcides.