Systemic Activity and Phytotoxicity of Fluensulfone in Vegetable Transplants Infected by Meloidogyne incognita
References
- Anonymous. 2025. Pesticide active or inert ingredients containing PFAS. Minnesota Department of Agriculture. https://www.mda.state.mn.us/environment-sustainability/active-inert-pfas.
- Becker, J. O., Ploeg, A., and Nunez, J. J. 2013. Evaluation of novel products for root-knot nematode management in processing tomato. Journal of Nematology 45:282.
- Becker, J. O., Ploeg, A., and Nunez, J. J. 2019. Multi-year field evaluation of fluorinated nematicides against Meloidogyne incognita in carrots. Plant Disease 103:2392–2396.
- Castillo, G. X., Ozores-Hampton, M., and Navia, P. A. 2018. Fluensulfone: A new “tool in the tool box” to manage plant-parasitic nematodes in vegetable production. Document HS1313, University of Florida Extension.
- CDPR. 2021. 2021 Annual statewide pesticide use report indexed by chemical. California Department of Pesticide Regulation.
- CDPR. 2023. Accelerating sustainable pest management: A roadmap for California. California Department of Pesticide Regulation.
- Dickson, D. W., and Mendes, M. L. 2013. Efficacy of MCW-2 on Florida vegetables. Journal of Nematology 45:287–288.
- Di Vito, M., Cianciotta, V., and Zaccheo, G. 1992. Yield of susceptible and resistant pepper in microplots infested with Meloidogyne incognita. Nematropica 22:1–6.
- Di Vito, M., Greco, N., and Carella, A. 1985. Population densities of Meloidogyne incognita and yield of Capsicum annuum. Journal of Nematology 17: 45–49.
- Fuller, V. L., Lilley, C. J., and Urwin, P. E. 2008. Nematode resistance. New Phytologist 180:27–44.
- Gowen, S. R. 1977. Nematicidal effect of oxamyl applied to leaves of banana seedlings. Journal of Nematology 9:158–161.
- Hunt, D. J., and Handoo, Z. A. 2009. Taxonomy, identification, and principal species. Pp. 55–97 in R. N. Perry, M. Moens, and J. L. Starr, eds. Root-knot nematodes. CABI International.
- Hussey, R. S., and Barker, K. R. 1973. A comparison of methods of collecting inocula for Meloidogyne spp., including a new technique. Plant Disease Reporter 57:1025–1028.
- Kearn, J., Ludlow, E., Dillon, J., O’Connor, V., and Holden-Dye, L. 2014. Fluensulfone is a nematicide with a mode of action distinct from anticholinesterases and macrocyclic lactones. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 109:44–57.
- Morris, K., Langston, D. B., Davis, R. F., Noe, J. P., Dickson, D. W., and Timper, P. 2016. Efficacy of various application methods of fluensulfone for managing root-knot nematodes in vegetables. Journal of Nematology 48:65–71.
- Morris, K., Langston, D. B., Noe, J. P., and Holladay, W. T. 2012. Systemic activity of fluensulfone for control of Meloidogyne incognita on various vegetable crops. Journal of Nematology 44:480–481.
- Niblack, T. L., and Hussey, R. S. 1985. Extracting nematodes from soil and plant tissue. Pp. 201–206 in B. M. Zuckermann, W. F. May, and M. B. Harrison, eds. Plant nematology laboratory manual. Amherst, MA: Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Massachusetts.
- Oka, Y. 2022. Effects of fluensulfone, fluopyram and their combination on Meloidogyne incognita and M. javanica hatching and infectivity. European Journal of Plant Pathology 164:269–281.
- Oka, Y., and Soraya, Y. 2019. Effect of fluensulfone and fluopyram on the mobility and infection of second-stage juveniles of Meloidogyne incognita and M. javanica. Pest Management Science 75:2095–2106.
- Oka, Y., Shuker, S., and Tkachi, N. 2009. Nematicidal efficacy of MCW-2, a new nematicide of the fluoroalkenyl group, against the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica. Pest Management Science 65:1082–1089.
- Oka, Y., Shuker, S., and Tkachi, N. 2011. Systemic nematicidal activity of fluensulfone against the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita on pepper. Phytopathology 101:S131.
- Oka, Y., Shuker, S., and Tkachi, N. 2012. Systemic nematicidal activity of fluensulfone against the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita on pepper. Pest Management Science 68:268–275.
- Oka, Y., Shuker, S., and Tkachi, N. 2013. Influence of soil environments on nematicidal activity of fluensulfone against Meloidogyne javanica. Pest Management Science 69:1225–1234.
- Peiris, P. U. S., Xu, C., Brown, P., and Li, Y. 2021. Assessing the efficacy of alternative chemical and organic products against Meloidogyne spp. in sweetpotato. Scientia Horticulturae 283:110079. doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110079.
- Ploeg, A., Stoddard, S., and Becker, J. O. 2019. Control of Meloidogyne incognita in sweetpotato with fluensulfone. Journal of Nematology 51:1–8.
- Potter, J. W., and Marks, C. F. 1976. Persistence of activity of oxamyl against Heterodera schachtii on cabbage. Journal of Nematology 8:35–38.
- Rich, J. R., and Bird, G. W. 1973. Inhibition of Rotylenchulus reniformis penetration of tomato and cotton root with foliar applications of oxamyl. Journal of Nematology 5:221–224.
- Santo, G. S., and Bolander, W. J. 1979. Control of Meloidogyne hapla in roots of red currants with foliar applications of oxamyl and phemaniphos. Plant Disease Reporter 63:639–641.
- Taylor, C. E., and Alphey, T. J. W. 1973. Aspects of the systemic nematicidal potential of DuPont1410 in the control of Longidorus and Xiphinema virus vector nematodes. Annals of Applied Biology 75:464–467.
- Thies, J. A. 2011. Virulence of Meloidogyne incognita to expression of N gene in pepper. Journal of Nematology 43:90–94.
- Thies, J. A., and Fery, R. L. 2000. Heat stability of resistance to the southern root-knot nematode in pepper genotypes heterozygous for the N gene. Journal of Nematology 32:465.
- Thies, J. A., Dickson, D. W., and Fery, R. L. 2008. Stability of resistance to root-knot nematodes in ‘Charleston Belle’ and ‘Carolina Wonder’ bell peppers in a sub-tropical environment. HortScience 43: 188–190.
- US EPA. 2019. EPA’s Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) action plan. EPA Report 823R18004, United States Environmental Protection Agency.
- Westerdahl, B., Long, D., and Schiller, C. T. 2014. Nimitz (MCW-2) for management of root-knot nematode on annual crops. Acta Horticulturae 1044:353–358.
- Westerdahl, B., Long, D., Schiller, C. T., and Wilen, C. A. 2015. Nimitz (MCW-2) for management of root-knot nematode in tomatoes. Acta Horticulturae 1069:259–264.
- Wright, D. J., Blyth, A. R. K., and Pearson, P. E. 1980. Behaviour of the systemic nematicide oxamyl in plants in relation to control of invasion and development of Meloidogyne incognita. Annals of Applied Biology 96:323–334.
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 1, 2025
Published on: Aug 31, 2025
Published by: Society of Nematologists, Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year
Keywords:
Related subjects:
© 2025 Francisco Franco-Navarro, Antoon T. Ploeg, published by Society of Nematologists, Inc.
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.