Soybean Cyst Nematode

Scientific name: Heterodera glycines Ichinohe, 1952

Common name: Soybean cyst nematode, SCN

Native To: First identified in Japan

Date of U.S. Introduction: First discovered in North Carolina in 1954

Images: Google and Iowa State University Photo Galleries

Means of Introduction: Unknown, possibly indigenous to the U.S.

Impact: Causes stunted growth and reduced yields of soybean crops

Current U.S. Distribution:

• Soybean Cyst Nemotode Distribution - North Central Soybean Research Program, Plant Health Initiative
• National Agricultural Pest Information System - Pest Tracker - Reported Status

Management Plans: Animals / Soybean Cyst Nematode

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Heterodera glycines
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy

Heterodera glycines Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Heterodera glycines
University of California at Davis. Nematode-Plant Expert Information System.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Soybean Cyst Nematode
eXtension.org.
Identification/Description

Soybean cyst nematode (PDF | 185 KB)
Iowa State University Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Soybean Cyst Nematode (Nov 2001; PDF | 207 KB)
Kansas State University Research and Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Soybean Cyst Nematode: A Potential Problem for Nurseries (1997; PDF | 68 KB)
University of Kentucky. Cooperative Extension Service.
Introduction History; Distribution; Controls

The Soybean Cyst Nematode (2001)
University of Minnesota Extension Service.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Soybean Cyst Nematode (Jul 2003; PDF | 104 KB)
Mississippi State University Extension Service.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Soybean Cyst Nematode: Diagnosis and Management
University of Missouri Extension.
Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls

Soybean Cyst Nematode: Identification and Management
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension.
Identification/Description; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Management of Soybean Cyst Nematode
North Carolina State University. Plant Pathology Extension.
Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Soybean Cyst Nematode (PDF | 239 KB)
Ohio State University Extension.
Photographs; Illustrations; Life Cycle; Controls

Heterodera glycines Ichinohe - Soybean Cyst Nematode
Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution

Data Sheets on Quarantine Pests: Heterodera glycines (PDF | 46 KB)
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: Bibliography

Soybean Cyst Nematode Disease
American Phytopathological Society.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls

Soybean Cyst Nematode
North Central Soybean Research Program. Plant Health Initiative.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Controls