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This article examines the Longidorus elongatus on Redgauntlet strawberry in Hampshire, England. The root systems of affected plants were grossly reduced, with short swollen laterals, and were generally necrotic compared with plants from outside affected areas. Soil samples showed mean populations of L. elongatus within severely affected patches and on the margins of patches. Soil-borne viruses could not be detected in affected plants, and when affected plants were potted in steamed field-soil after their roots had been thoroughly washed, normal growth was resumed and the plants flowered and set fruit normally