thereby reducing nematode populations.
Although egg-parasitic fungi could be used
for biological control of root-knot nematode, only a limited
number of fungal control agents are commercially available (Kerry,
1997). Most importantly, some species of control agents are not
safe to human health. For example, Paecilomyces spp. has been
reported to be involved in onychomycoses (Hilmioglu-Polat et al.,
2005). The fungus Paecilomyces lilacinus causes hyalohyphomycosis
in renal transplant patients (Castro et al., 1990). Therefore,
more effective strategies for the control of M. incognita are needed.