The nymph stage is 17 days with 4 moults. 若虫期17天,脱皮4次;
It moults about 8 times from the nymph to the adult. 自若虫至成虫约经8次脱皮;
At 28 ℃, the nematodes completed 3 moults 27 days after inoculation ( DAI) and stopped growing, thus died finally. 南方根结线虫在龙溪8号香蕉离体苗根内发育缓慢,在28±1℃下,接种后27d完成了3次蜕皮并停止生长而最终死亡。