Soybean Cyst Nematode Introduced into Ohio. R. B. Hammond, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster 44691. P. H. Kauffman, Plant Pathologist, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Reynoldsburg 43068, R. M. Riedel, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, and R. E. Hite, Adjunct Associate Professor, Ohio State University and USDA-APHIS, Columbus 43210. Plant Dis. 65:846. Accepted for publication 9 March 1981. Copyright 1981 American Phytopathological Society. DOI: 10.1094/PD-65-846.

The soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines, was introduced into Ohio in the spring of 1980. No known soybean field infestations, however, have been found at this time. Cysts of this nematode were transported into the state in soil adhering to tomato transplants. Two fields are known to have been planted to these tomato transplants and are assumed to have cysts disseminated throughout. Additional fields that received transplants from the same location are being sought.