date:Jan 11, 2019
A new pest detected in two farm fields in Darlington County has resulted in a quarantine of South Carolina sweet potatoes by Louisiana and Mississippi.
The guava root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne enterolobii) is considered to be the most damaging root-knot nematode in the world because of its wide host range, aggressiveness, and ability to overcome the resistance that has been developed against root-knot nematodes in many crops.
Guava root-knot nematode was detected in the Darlington County fiel