Brazil, and some other American coffee-producing countries, have a serious disease caused by the eelworm, and for that reason called the eelworm disease. From Wordnik.com. [All About Coffee] Reference
Root eelworm, Heterodera rostochiensis, is a serious pest, particularly in the UK, where losses as high as 50-60 per cent have been reported for early potatoes grown on infected land during a dry spring and early summer. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 25] Reference
Investigations into the resistance of tomatoes to the potato root eelworm, Heterodera rostochiensis Woll. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
It is caused by a parasitic eelworm or nematode, of minute size, which penetrates the roots and induces the formation of numerous irregular swellings or galls, in which are bred great numbers of young worms. From Wordnik.com. [Tomato Culture: A Practical Treatise on the Tomato] Reference
Banana eelworm or nematode. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
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