Source: John Hart, FARM PROGRESS, 10/21/19


Just as in weed management the adage “start clean and stay clean” applies to tackling the guava root knot nematode which has become a problem pest for North Carolina sweet potato farmers. The guava root knot nematode has been found on sweet potato farms in eight counties in eastern North Carolina prompting the North Carolina Department of Agriculture to issue an internal quarantine of the invasive pest last October in all 100 of the state’s counties.

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