TABLE 2.

Important features of the life history strategy of Pratylenchus loosi.

Life stage	Phenology and relation to host	Other relevant information
Egg	Eggs are laid in soil and/or in the root tissue (mainly cortex).	–
Juvenile	There are four juvenile stages (J). The first stage J1 moults in the egg. The J2 stage hatches from the egg. The stages J2‐J4 can attack the root from the outside or infect the root tissue (mainly cortex).	The juveniles move freely in the soil water films and in the root tissues.
Adult	Adults feed in the root cortex causing root lesions and cavities.	The pest reproduces sexually and has several generations per year. For all stages, the optimum temperatures are 18–24°C (Gnanapragasham & Mohotti, 2018). Highest population densities may occur in spring and autumn (Seraji et al., 2006). Nematodes move only short distances over a year. Longer dispersal is possible only by movement of soil, water and plants. P. loosi tolerates dry soil conditions.