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Date: June 3, 1999
Category: Nematodes
Subject: Thinking About Nematodes?

Thinking About Nematodes?
Nematode populations usually fall significantly in the winter. Some are killed in the frozen soil and some do not have enough food reserves to last until spring. Our recent mild winter may have allowed a higher population of nematodes to survive. If you were aware of a high population in your greens last season, you may start out the spring with a higher population than usual. Do not expect to see any symptoms of nematode injury before the summer is well under way. However, if populations begin moderately high, they could reach damaging levels by August, just when all of your other stresses are piling up. If you are concerned about nematode populations, take a soil sample in the first few weeks of June.

- Submitted by: Dr. Rob Wick