Nematology

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In vitro nematicidal efficacy of brassica-derived isothiocyanates against the root lesion nematode, Pratylenchus penetrans	12
Sensitivity of potato cyst nematodes to fluazaindolizine	11
Mating sub-behaviours in Bursaphelenchus xylophilus on agar and evidence for female cooperation	10
Host suitability of different common bean varieties in a growth room to the plant-parasitic nematodes Pratylenchus thornei and P. neglectus	10
Cryptaphelenchus abietis n. sp. (Tylenchomorpha: Aphelenchoididae) isolated from Cryphalus piceae (Ratzeburg) (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) emerged from Abies veitchii Lindl. (Pinaceae) from Nagano, Japan	9
Unveiling two novel Ditylenchus (Nematoda: Anguinidae) species inhabiting the growing medium of Rhododendron simsii imported from Japan	9
Distribution of the soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines, in green soybean cultivation areas of Japan and its control measures	8
Characterisation of Ditylenchus paraoncogenus n. sp. (Nematoda: Anguinidae), a new stem nematode parasitising tumble thistle	8
Xenorhabdus bakwenae sp. n., associated with the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema bakwenae	7
Description of Scutylenchus quercinus n. sp. (Nematoda: Tylenchomorpha) from Asalem forests, north Iran	7
Life cycle and population dynamics of Bursaphelenchus willibaldi (Nematoda: Rhabditida: Aphelenchoididae) in vitro	7
Description of two new species of the genus Hemicycliophora (Nematoda: Hemicycliophoridae) from the USA	7
Host plant status and damage threshold of spinach (Spinacia oleracea) for the temperate root-knot nematode Meloidogyne chitwoodi	6
Ditylenchus dactylonae n. sp. (Tylenchomorpha: Anguinidae), an associate of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. in the USA	6
Bursaphelenchus ogawanus n. sp. isolated from bark material of Fagus japonica Maxim. from Japan	6
Comparative phylogenetic analysis of vitellogenin in species of cyst and root-knot nematodes	6
Description of Stegelletina tessellata sp. nov. (Rhabditida, Cephalobidae) from Tabernas Desert, Spain	5
Devibursaphelenchus wangi (Nematoda: Ektaphelenchinae) detected in Loblolly pine logs from the USA with morphological and molecular differences	5
Steinernema yirgalemense inoculum size and timing impact on the population dynamics of in vitro liquid culture shake flask production	5
Impact of cover crops on population density of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne chitwoodi	5
Subject index	5
Genotypic markers associated with cold storage survival of the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora	5
Deladenus taedae n. sp. (Nematoda: Neotylenchidae) in Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) woods from USA intercepted in Ningbo, P.R. China	4
Muscles of the sex organs of Panagrolaimus detritophagus (Chromodorea: Rhabditida: Panagrolaimidae)	4
On identity of Epacrolaimus reyesi Pedram, Pourjam & Vinciguerra, 2012 (Dorylaimida, Aporcelaimidae)	4

Ektaphelenchoides factum n. sp. in Pinus taeda from the USA and E. pini in Pinus koraiensis from China	4
Evaluation of cover crops for reducing Heterodera glycines populations in microplot experiments	4
Morphological and molecular characterisation of Mulveyellus aizawlensis sp. n. (Nematoda: Iotonchinae) from Aizawl, Mizoram, India	4
Revisiting the modified Baermann extraction method: extraction efficiency of Radopholus similis using different extraction materials	4
Reaction of soybean cultivars to two races of Meloidogyne enterolobii and their aggressiveness under plastic house conditions	4
Molecular characterisation and diagnostics of the red ring nematode, Bursaphelenchus cocophilus, from Mexico	3
Devibursaphelenchus alienae n. sp. isolated from the bark of dead Quercus aliena in Japan	3
Cotylenchus cleo gen. n., sp. n., a new plant-parasitic nematode (Tylenchida: Anguinidae) parasitising on leaves of western sword fern plants from rainforests in Washington State, USA	3
Unveiling novel and known Cryptaphelenchus species from China and USA	3
Morphological and molecular characterisation of Trachactinolaimus nanjingensis n. sp. (Dorylaimida: Actinolaimidae) from Nanjing, China	3
Meloidogyne-SP4 effector gene silencing reduces reproduction of root-knot nematodes in rice (Oryza sativa)	3
Effect of cultivation media and temperature on metabolite profiles of three nematicidal Bacillus species	3
The effect of organic compost of Caryocar brasiliense waste against Meloidogyne javanica in two vegetable crops	3
Description of Xiphinema ficusi sp. n. (Nematoda: Longidoridae) and molecular characterisation of some Xiphinema species from Mexico	3
August Coomans (1936-2024)	3
Steinernema bakwenae n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from South Africa	3
Pseudaphelenchus taedae n. sp. (Tylenchina: Aphelenchoididae) found in loblolly pine logs from the USA and peat from Lithuania	3
Rate of decline and survival of root-knot and lesion nematodes under cold storage conditions	3
Two new species of Pseudaphelenchus (Aphelenchoididae: Tylaphelenchinae) isolated from pine wood in Guangdong Province, China	3
Host status of cover crops for the management of Meloidogyne izalcoensis in coffee orchards infested with root-knot nematodes	3
The biochemical changes in two moderately resistant and highly susceptible tomato cultivars at the later stages of Meloidogyne javanica infection	2
Comparison of transmission of the pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, via two different pathways from Monochamus alternatus to host trees	2
Morphological and molecular characterisation of Bursaphelenchus parasaudi n. sp. (Tylenchina: Aphelenchoididae) found in loblolly pine logs from the USA	2
Skrjabinomermis pirnaimi sp. n. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) from Iran: A morphological and molecular phylogenetic study	2
A survey of root-knot and false root-knot nematodes at commercial vegetable farms under protected cultivation in La Plata Green Belt, Argentina	2
Transfer of four isolates of Bursaphelenchus doui into Monochamus alternatus and potential vector switching of the nematode	2
Morphological and molecular characterisation of Rotylenchus astragalus sp. n. (Nematoda: Rhabditida: Hoplolaimidae) from Shanxi province, north China	2
Morphological and biological characters of the entomophilic stage of Schistonchus pumilae (Aphelenchoididae) with an update of its molecular profiles	2
Incidence and diversity of plant-parasitic nematodes associated with wheat-cropping systems in the inner part of the Aegean Region of Turkey	2
Description of Panagrolaimus hamomucronatus sp. n. (Rhabditida, Panagrolaimidae) from Spain	2
Description of Pratylenchus platyceriumis sp. n. from the root and rhizosphere of Platycerium seedlings from Thailand	2
Plant-parasitic nematodes associated with bush tea (Athrixia phylicoides) in South Africa and their relationship with physico-chemical soil properties	2
MIA-QSAR analysis of an increased data set of 1,3,4-oxa/thiadiazole nematicides to enhance the molecular diversity and agrochemical candidacy	2
Pathogenicity and boarding ability of hybrid-derived populations between Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and B. mucronatus (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae)	2
Biological pesticides and solvents with low toxicity reduce motility and activity of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus	2
Nematicidal and antioxidant activities of the methanolic extract from Tithonia diversifolia grown in Vietnam	2
DNA barcoding, phylogeny and phylogeography of the cyst nematode species of the Schachtii group from the genus Heterodera (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae)	2
Redescription of Ransomnema bravoae Sánchez-Velázquez, 1981 (Ransomnematoidea: Ransomnematidae) from Anadenobolus putealis Loomis, 1969 (Diplopoda: Rhinocricidae) from Mexico	2
Nanonematicides: production, mechanisms, efficacy, opportunities and challenges	2
Ditylenchus rafiqi n. sp. from pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) from India with a tabular key for the species known from India	2
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Effect of short-term growth of mung bean and its incorporation with nitrogen fertiliser on the density of the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, in soil	2
Thick cuticles as an anti-predator defence in nematodes	2
Redescription of Rhabditis maupasi Seurat in Maupas, 1919 (Rhabditida: Rhabditidae) from northwest Iran	2
Nematodes as bioindicators of soil health in different land uses in the São Francisco River Valley, Brazil	1
Neomisticius platypi n. sp. and N. variabilis n. sp. (Tylenchomorpha: Anguinidae) from dead oak trees in Japan	1
New pattern of nematode spermatogenesis revealed by ultrastructural observation of Anaplectus granulosus (Plectidae, Plectida)	1
Occurrence and diversity of the entomopathogenic nematode Oscheius myriophilus (Nematoda: Rhabditida) in the Italian outbreak area of Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)	1
Sachsia putridicola n. sp. (Rhabditida: Diplogastridae), isolated from an Onthophagus dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Tsukuba, Japan	1
Host status of Bambara groundnut accessions to Meloidogyne incognita using conventional screenhouse and novel seedling pouch methods	1

Schistonchus pumilae n. sp. isolated from syconia of a creeper fig, Ficus pumila L. from the Japanese warm temperate zone	1
Characterisation of Stegelletina salinaria Abolafia & Peña-Santiago, 2003 (Rhabditida, Cephalobidae) from Spain and South Africa including the first molecular study of the species	1
Author index	1
Redescription of Xiphinema artemisiae Chizhov, Tiev & Turkina, 1986 (Dorylaimida: Longidoridae): new occurrence in Iran	1
Subject index	1
Molecular and morphological characterisation of Ditylenchoides anyae sp. n. (Nematoda: Anguinoidea) from Iran	1
Identification of specific odour compounds from garlic cloves infected with the potato tuber nematode, Ditylenchus destructor, using gas chromatography-olfactometry	1
Single nucleotide polymorphism markers in Heterorhabditis bacteriophora associated with virulence at low temperature	1
Morphological and molecular characterisation of Persinema enigmaticum gen. n., sp. n. (Nematoda, Dorylaimida), a new remarkable taxon from Iran	1
Description of Ditylenchus acantholimonis n. sp. (Rhabditida: Anguinidae) from Iran, a morphological and molecular phylogenetic study	1
Morphological and molecular characterisation of Talanema ibericum sp. n. (Dorylaimida, Qudsianematidae) from southern Iberian Peninsula	1
Development of cost-effective media for the in vitro liquid culture of entomopathogenic nematodes	1
Diversity of nematodes on banana (Musa spp.) in Kenya linked to altitude and with a focus on the pathogenicity of Pratylenchus goodeyi	1
Description of Trichodorus marylandi n. sp. (Nematoda: Trichodoridae) from Maryland, USA	1
Back matter	1
Kenneth R. Barker (1932-2022)	1
The response of rice varieties to Meloidogyne graminicola from the Mekong Delta, Vietnam	1
Book review	1
Ficophagus fengi n. sp. (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae), an associate of Ficus concinna in China	1
Description of Tobriloides sinensis sp. n. (Nematoda: Triplonchida: Tobrilidae) from Shanxi province, north China	1
The first record of hyperparasitism in mermithid nematodes	1
Ficophagus annulatae n. sp. (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae), an associate of Ficus annulata in China	1
Identification and reproduction of dagger nematode, Xiphinema americanum, in potato	1
Ultrastructural detection of intracellular bacterial symbionts in the wood-inhabiting nematode Bursaphelenchus mucronatus (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae)	1
Mechanisms behind differential white grub host susceptibility to entomopathogenic nematodes	1
Morphological and molecular characterisation of Aculonchus fumanensis sp. nov. (Nematoda, Dorylaimida, Leptonchidae) from Iran, with a revised taxonomy of the genus	1
Identification of entomopathogenic nematodes and their symbiotic bacteria in national parks of Thailand, and mosquitocidal activity of Xenorhabdus griffiniae against Aedes aegypti larvae	1
Damage thresholds and population dynamics of the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne javanica, on selected chickpea cultivars from Ethiopia	1
Predation drives convergent evolution of the thick and baggy cuticle in nematodes	1
Sperm development and structure in Bursaphelenchus luxuriosae (Nematoda: Aphelenchoidea: Aphelenchoididae)	1
Temporal dynamics of soil nematode population in an Acacia saligna invaded Mediterranean sand dune ecosystem	1
Detection and identification of Devibursaphelenchus minor sp. n. isolated in the bark from the USA	1
Influence of entomopathogenic nematodes, symbiotic bacteria and ascarosides on the dispersal behaviour of Meloidogyne incognita	1
Hedwig Hirschmann Triantaphyllou (1927-2021)	1
Description of Cervidellus bifidihastatus n. sp. (Rhabditida, Cephalobidae) from Tabernas Desert, Spain	1
A new plant-parasitic nematode species associated with coffee, Rotylenchus bunae n. sp. (Nematoda: Hoplolaimidae) from Jimma, Ethiopia	1
Morphometric changes of the pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner & Buhrer) Nickle, under different environmental conditions	1
Molecular and morphological characterisation of some arabica coffee-associated parasitic nematodes in Gera and Gomma districts of southwest Ethiopia	1
Book review	1
Molecular characterisation of an Iranian population of Lenonchium fimbricaudatum Swart & Heyns, 1991 (Dorylaimida, Nordiidae) supporting the monophyly of the genus	1
Stoma and intestine ultrastructure of the marine free-living nematode Odontophora deconincki (Nematoda: Araeolaimida: Axonolaimidae)	1
Optimisation of the in vitro liquid culture protocol for Heterorhabditis bacteriophora	1
Population dynamics and damage threshold of Pratylenchus n. sp. and Meloidogyne javanica on finger millet	1
Comparative study of three cryptic species of the genus Eucephalobus Steiner, 1936 with conoid-elongate tail and its relationship with the genus Pseudacrobeles Steiner, 1938 (Rhabditida, Cephalobidae)	1
Evaluation of the lethal effect of hydrogen peroxide on the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne javanica, and the disruption in the activity of enzymes related to its biosynthesis	1
Detection and identification of Ektaphelenchoides diversislocis sp. n. isolated from Pinus woodlands of China and Japan	1
Description of Aphelenchoides paratenuis n. sp. (Tylenchina: Aphelenchoididae) found in white ash (Fraxinus sp.) wood from the USA	1
Tylenchodoroides Gagarin, 2001 is a junior synonym of Oostenbrinkia Ali, Suryawanshi & Ahmed, 1971 (Dorylaimida, Aulolaimoididae)	1
Description of Laimaphelenchus piceae sp. n., a new evidence of cryptic speciation, and L. sinensis Gu et al., 2020 (Rhabditida: Aphelenchoididae), a record from Shanxi province, north China	1
Four criconematid species from avocado orchards in Florida, USA	1
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Aphelenchoides japonicus n. sp. (Tylenchina: Aphelenchoididae) found in the rhizosphere of Camellia sasanqua and Juniperus chinensis from Japan	1
New synonyms in the genus Labronema Thorne, 1939 (Nematoda, Dorylaimida, Dorylaimidae)	0
Phasmarhabditis thesamica n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabditidae), a new slug nematode from southern slope of Caucasus, Georgia	0
Automated classification and tracking of microscopic holographic patterns of nematodes using machine learning methods	0
Potential of cavalcade, Centrosema pascuorum, leaves for controlling Meloidogyne javanica and quantification of active phytochemicals	0
Cuticle ultrastructure differences among the four adult forms of Deladenus nitobei (Tylenchomorpha: Allantonematidae)	0
Redescription of Ektaphelenchoides compsi Baujard, 1984 (Tylenchina: Aphelenchoididae) isolated from Pinus massoniana in Fujian Province, China	0
Heterodera amaranthusiae n. sp. (Nematoda: Heteroderidae), a new cyst nematode parasitising Amaranthus retroflexus L. in China	0
Bursaphelenchus penai detected in Pinus taedae from the USA with obvious morphological differences	0
The pharyngeal and genitalia-associated muscles of Rhabditolaimus ulmi (Nematoda: Chromodorea: Rhabditida: Diplogastridae)	0
Bioassay to characterise the effects of nematicidal compounds on Meloidogyne species	0
Pauronemoides lorestanensis n. sp. (Tylenchomorpha, Paurodontidae), from the rhizosphere of grasses in Lorestan province, western Iran	0
On the phylogenetic status of Contortylenchus genitalicola Kosaka & Ogura, 1993	0
Nematode isolation from Creophilus maxillosus (L.) (Staphilinidae) with a description of Rhabditidoides eutrophicola n. sp. (Diplogastridae) and some notes on Diplogastrellus gracilis (Bütschli, 1876)	0
Parasitic variability of Meloidogyne hapla relative to soil groups and soil health conditions	0
Phylogenetic status of Iotonchium Cobb, 1920 and a note on the distribution of I. ungulatum Aihara, 2001	0
Variability in soil nematode communities across recovery patches in degraded Alpine meadows of the Yellow River source region	0
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) marker-assisted breeding of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora for improvement of reproductive potential and stress tolerance	0
Development of a simple test method for inhibitory effect of gall formation on Meloidogyne incognita and its application to nematicide screening	0
Phylogenetic position of Ptychaphelenchus eucalypticola Hodda, 2009 within the Aphelenchoidoidea Skarbilovich, 1947 (Siddiqi, 1980) inferred from partial 18S and 28S rDNA gene sequences	0
Detection and description of Ditylenchus israelensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Anguinidae) from bulbs of the Persian buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus L.)	0
Wilhelmus (Wim) M. Wouts (1935-2021)	0
Phasmarhabditis californica in Germany	0
Humic acid – a potential bioresource for nematode control	0
Characterisation of ‘giant’ cysts of the potato cyst nematode, Globodera rostochiensis, present in potato fields in Kenya	0
Meloidogyne enterolobii development and reproduction in tomato plants treated with resistance inducers	0
Plant-parasitic nematodes, a looming threat to turmeric cultivation in India: results of recent surveys	0
Book review	0
A comparison of extraction methods for preparation of glucosinolate-containing extracts from Brassica juncea antagonistic toward Ditylenchus dipsaci	0

Author index	0
DNA barcoding, phylogeny and phylogeography of the cyst nematode species of the Humuli group from the genus Heterodera (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae)	0
Host-parasite relationship between Aphelenchoides besseyi and soybean	0
Occurrence of plant-parasitic nematodes on rice (Oryza sativa) in Kenya with a focus on Hirschmanniella oryzae	0
Redescription of an insect-associated nematode, Reiterina typica (Stefański, 1922) Sudhaus, 2011 (Rhabditida: Rhabditidae) found in scarab grubs in Hungary	0
Effects of cover crops on hatching of and root penetration by Heterodera glycines	0
Long-term population dynamics of Aphelenchoides besseyi on Oryza sativa in a paddy field, and changes in the pathological and ecological traits of the two populations	0
Two new insect-associated tylenchids, Sychnotylenchus hibisci n. sp. and Neoditylenchus xiphydriae n. sp. (Tylenchomorpha: Anguinidae), from Japan	0
Reproductive plasticity in response to food source in the fungal-feeding nematode Bursaphelenchus okinawaensis	0
Corrigendum to: Evaluation of summer and winter cover crops for variations in host suitability for Meloidogyne incognita, M. arenaria and M. javanica, Nematology 24 (2022) 841-854 (DOI: 10.1163/156854	0
Book review	0
Two new species of sedentary nematodes of the genus Meloidodera Chitwood, Hannon & Esser, 1956 (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae) from Mexico	0
New genotyping rescues old phenotypes: beneficial traits in Heterorhabditis bacteriophora wild type material and association to single nucleotide polymorphisms	0
Dynamics of Aphelenchoides besseyi in different rice cultivars	0
Book review	0
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Endophytic fungi improve management of the burrowing nematode in banana (Musa spp.) through enhanced expression of defence-related genes	0
Identification of Radopholus duriophilus from Laos with remarks on R. similis and its phylogenetic relationship within the genus Radopholus	0
Response of different crops and weeds to three biotypes of Meloidogyne graminicola: crop rotation and succession strategies for irrigated rice fields	0
Description of two new Cryptaphelenchus species from China and Japan	0
A tribute to Professor Walter Traunspurger	0
Author index	0
Description of Ruehmaphelenchus taedae n. sp. (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) found in Loblolly pine logs from the USA	0
Book review	0
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Book review	0
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Geographical distribution and molecular identification of cyst nematodes in Bajaur, Pakistan	0
Impact of Solidago gigantea invasion on nematode communities in grasslands	0
Description of Deladenus tonekabonensis sp. n. from Iran with a key to species	0
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Nematicidal activity of methanolic extracts of Chelidonium majus var. asiaticum against Bursaphelenchus xylophilus	0
Comparative morphological and molecular analyses of Acrobeloides bodenheimeri and A. tricornis Cobb, 1924 (Rhabditida, Cephalobidae) from Tunisia	0
Evolution of modes of nutrient absorption in entomoparasitic nematodes of the order Tylenchida revealed by structural and phylogenetic analysis	0
Experimental modelling for phenotyping soybean host reaction to Aphelenchoides besseyi	0
Abundance, diversity, and distribution of plant-parasitic nematodes in horticultural soils under different management systems in a tomato-producing area in Argentina	0
Aphelenchoides koreanus n. sp. (Tylenchina: Aphelenchoididae) found in packaging wood from South Korea	0
Comparison of transmission of Bursaphelenchus mucronatus via two different pathways from Monochamus saltuarius to host trees	0
Species-specific detection of viable Globodera pallida using real-time reverse transcription PCR	0
Re-isolation of Ektaphelenchus winteri (Hooper, 1995) Heydari & Pedram, 2020 (Rhabditida: Aphelenchoididae) from Xylodiplosis nigritarsis (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in Norway	0
Morphological and molecular characterisation of Talanema maculatum sp. n. (Dorylaimida, Qudsianematidae) from Iran	0
Combination of resistant rootstock and non-fumigant nematicide for the management of Meloidogyne floridensis on tomato	0
Morphological and molecular characterisation of a new cryptic species of Criconemoides informis group, C. neoinformis n. sp., and C. persicus n. sp., with notes on C. avicenniae	0
Turbiditylenchus corticeus n. gen., n. sp. (Rhabditida: Anguinidae) from the bark of Eucalyptus macrorhyncha from the Australian Capital Territory	0
Soil nematode communities in riverbanks non-invaded and invaded by Fallopia japonica across diverse environmental conditions	0
Description of Longidorus sanlitanensis n. sp. (Dorylaimida: Longidoridae) from the rhizosphere of Melilotoides ruthenica and Chamaerhodos erecta in China	0
An exploration of nematode assemblages in the hydroponic media beds of a commercial aquaponics system	0
Molecular characterisation of the potato cyst nematode, Globodera ellingtonae Handoo et al., 2012 (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae) from Bolivia	0
Phasmarhabditis quinamensis sp. n. (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) from tropical terrestrial gastropods in southern Vietnam	0
Response of soybean genotypes from Northeast China to Heterodera glycines races 4 and 5, and characterisation of rhg1 and Rhg4 genes for soybean resistance	0
Evaluation of summer and winter cover crops for variations in host suitability for Meloidogyne incognita, M. arenaria and M. javanica	0
Cryptaphelenchus fulvus n. sp. (Tylenchomorpha: Aphelenchoididae) isolated from Cryphalus fulvus Niijima (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) emerging from Pinus densiflora Sieb. et Zucc. (Pinaceae)	0
Corrigendum to: Description of Cervidellus bifidihastatus n. sp. (Rhabditida, Cephalobidae) from Tabernas desert, Spain (DOI: 10.1163/15685411-bja10355)	0
Diversity of plant-parasitic nematodes associated with chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in the main growing areas of Ethiopia	0
Description of Ruehmaphelenchus kuroshioi n. sp. and R. interjectus n. sp. (Tylenchomorpha: Aphelenchoididae) isolated from ambrosia beetles, Euwallacea spp. (Scolytinae), from Japan	0
Aphelenchoides tenuis n. sp. (Tylenchina: Aphelenchoididae) found in loblolly pine logs imported from the USA	0
Relationship between the initial number of carried Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and its transmission by Monochamus carolinensis with reference to virulence	0
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Paramerlinius shamimi n. sp. (Nematoda: Merliniidae) from India with a tabular key for the genus Paramerlinius	0
Sensitivity of stubby root nematodes (Trichodorus and Paratrichodorus spp.) to isothiocyanates associated with Brassicaceae in an in vitro assay	0
Description of Laimaphelenchus shanxiensis sp. n. (Rhabditida: Aphelenchoididae) from Shanxi province, P.R. China	0
Description of Hemicycliophora geraerti n. sp. (Tylenchida: Hemicycliophoridae) associated with Prunus persica L. from China	0
Impact of biochar amendment on soil nematode communities in a West African rain-fed rice cropland	0
Description of Devibursaphelencus lordeganensis sp. n. (Ektaphelenchinae) from Iran	0
Description of Basilaphelenchus laricis sp. n. (Rhabditida: Aphelenchoididae: Tylaphelenchinae) from Shanxi province, north China	0
Persistence of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae on red palm weevil-infested date palm trees in an arid environment	0
New evidence on cryptic speciation in soil-inhabiting nematodes, with morphological and molecular characterisation of Xiphinema sangesarense n. sp. (Dorylaimida: Longidoridae) from north-central mount	0
Spermatozoa of the free-living marine nematode, Pontonema vulgare (Enoplida, Oncholaimidae), revealed in testis, uterus and fertilised oocyte	0
Discovery of the malacopathogenic nematode Pellioditis akhaldaba from the Caucasus in alien slugs in the Main Botanical Garden in Moscow	0
Effects of soil texture and moisture on the host searching abilities of Steinernema siamkayai against Bactrocera latifrons	0
Bursaphelenchus zealandicus sp. n. (Tylenchina: Aphelenchoididae), a new species of the hofmanni-group from Pinus radiata in New Zealand	0
Isolation of Sheraphelenchus sucus from Epuraea (Haptoncus) ocularis collected from an Anoplolepis gracilipes nest in Okinawa, Japan	0
First report of the dagger nematode, Xiphinema pachtaicum (Tulaganov, 1938) Kirjanova, 1951 in Argentina	0
Survival of Xiphinema index for six years in stored clay soil from a vineyard	0
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Steinernema yirgalemense (Steinernematidae) to control Phlyctinus callosus and Phlyctinus xerophilus (Curculionidae)	0
Description of Deladenus hebetocaudatus n. sp. (Rhabditida: Neotylenchidae) from northern Iran	0
Description of Cryptaphelenchus recticaudatus n. sp. (Aphelenchoidea: Ektaphelenchinae) in Pinus elliottii from the USA	0
Comparison of geographical isolates of Bursaphelenchus tadamiensis (Tylenchomorpha: Aphelenchoididae) with remarks on its preferred habitat	0
Hemicycliophora potteri n. sp. (Tylenchida: Hemicycliophoridae) infesting highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) in Ontario, Canada	0
Host suitability of summer cover crops to Meloidogyne arenaria, M. enterolobii, M. incognita and M. javanica	0
Corrigendum to: Meloidogyne enterolobii, a threat to crop production with particular reference to sub-Saharan Africa: an extensive, critical and updated review (Nematology 23, 247-285, DOI: 10.1163/15	0
Phasmarhabditis villasmundi sp. n. infecting land gastropods in the Nature Reserve ‘Speleological Complex Villasmundo – S. Alfio’ in Syracuse Province, Sicily	0
Designing of nematode egg parasitic fungus, Purpureocillium lilacinum, nanoemulsion for management of Meloidogyne incognita infection in tomato	0
The ability of Meloidogyne javanica to suppress salicylic acid-induced plant defence responses	0
Development and validation of four TaqMan real-time PCR diagnostics for the identification and quantification of Pratylenchus crenatus, Pratylenchus neglectus, Pratylenchus penetrans and Pratylenchus	0
Reaction of Brazilian genotypes of pulses (pea, chickpea and lentil) to the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii	0
Book review	0
Description of Ruehmaphelenchus americanum n. sp. (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) found in Loblolly pine from the USA	0
Front matter	0
Taxonomic revision of the free-living marine nematode genus Deontostoma (Enoplida: Leptosomatidae) and inclusion of a new species from the Southern Ocean	0
Molecular diagnostics of the hop cyst nematode, Heterodera humuli Filipjev, 1934, using real-time PCR	0
Relationship between suppression of plant defence systems by Meloidogyne javanica with the distance of different parts of the plant from the nematode establishment site	0