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Life Cycle of the Soybean Cyst Nematode

The soybean cyst nematode female containes 200 to 300 eggs. About half of them are extruded. The rest can remain in the female, which forms a cyst with a hardened coat. These eggs can hatch up to nine years later.

 Microscopic picture of female soybean cyst nematodes containing eggs