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Esther van den Berg is a fellow of the NSSA and is also one of the founding members of the society and was one of that group that attended the first symposium at Nelspruit in 1973. She obtained the first Ph.D. in Nematology in South Africa. She specialized in the taxonomy of the Hoplolaimidae, Pratylenchidae, Criconematidae and the Tylenchulidae. Dr Esther officially retired at the end of 2006 but she still comes in three times a week to continue with the biosystematics of "her worms". |
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Dr. Kent Kleynhans was known to all as a good-natured perfectionist. His PhD thesis “Taksonomie van sekere terestriële nematode van die Ordes Tylenchida en Dorylaimida” was the first thesis without any mistakes submitted to the university. He was meticulous in every aspect from the study of morphological structures on the nematodes to his excellent use of the English language. His good sense of perception of the minute structures on nematodes, as well as his ability to delve into obscure and virtually unobtainable literature, helped him to develop a compendium of the Family Tylenchorhynchidae, which was invaluable at that stage. He will be remembered for his interest in nature, the universe, everything around him, his research contributions and the species named after him but, also for just being a friend to all of us, who have known and worked with him for many years. |
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At the Department Conservation Ecology and Entomology of the University of Stellenbosch a third year introductory undergraduate semester course in Nematology is presented, which includes plant and insect nematodes. Emphasis is place on the morphological characteristics of diagnostic value, which also forms the basis of the taxonomic classification of nematodes. General reproduction and biology, control of plant parasitic nematodes and the control of insects with the use of entomopathogenic nematodes are covered. Focus is placed on the biology, identification and control of plant parasitic genera of economic importance to agriculture. |
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