Occurrence of the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis in Lebanon

The potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis is recorded for the first time in Lebanon. Eleven out of 65 sampled fields in the central Bekaa were positive. The determination was confirmed using various techniques. Le nematode a kyste de la pomme de terre, Globodera rostochiensis , est signale pour la premiere fois au Liban. Il a ete detecte dans 11 des 65 champs echantillonnes dans la vallee centrale de la Bekaa. La determination a ete confirmee a l’aide de differentes techniques.