Root+Knot+Worm

Root Knot Worm

 * Phylum**: Nematoda
 * Scientific Name**: //Meloidogyne spp.//
 * Class**: Nematode [[image:30B.gif width="300" height="179" align="right"]]
 * Location**: Gardens everywhere!
 * Size**: Tiny, tiny, tiny! You can not see this worm unless put under a microscope.
 * Habitat**: Lives in soil.
 * Living Requirements**: It feeds off of soil and the roots of fig trees, tomatos, egg plants, and sweet peppers.
 * Life Cycle**: Unknown.
 * Interesting Facts**:
 * Nearly microscopic and invisible to the human eye.
 * One of the most economically damaging plant-parasitic nematodes
 * Human Impact**: They ruin gardens. For example, that picture to the right is what the root knot worm is capable of.

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