A survey of 35 tomato greenhouses from Syrian provinces Tartus and Lattakia revealed the presence of
Meloidogyne incognita and M. javanica. In Lattakia province, M. javanica was the dominant species (91%) and M.
incognita found only once (9%). In Tartus province, M. incognita was the most prevalent species particularly in the
southern parts (76%) and M. javanica occurred in several locations (24%) in northern Tartus. The majority of the
sampled tomato cultivars were infected with two Meloidogyne species; once both species were detected on the same
variety.