ode ▁can ▁serve ▁as ▁external ▁opening ▁facil it ating ▁fung i ▁and ▁b acter ia ▁colon ization , ▁causing ▁wet ▁rot . ▁S . ▁br ad ys ▁fe eds ▁and ▁reproduce ▁in ▁y ams ▁stored ▁after ▁har vest . ▁Inf ested ▁y am ▁tub ers ▁are ▁greatly ▁dam aged ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁continued ▁reprodu ction ▁of ▁n emat ode . ▁ ▁Mor ph ological ▁description ▁S . ▁br ad ys ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁Hop l ola im idae ▁and ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁verm iform ▁n emat ode ▁when ▁m ature , ▁meas uring ▁about ▁ 1   mm ▁in ▁length ▁with ▁a ▁well - develop ed ▁sty let . ▁The ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁female ▁has ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁ 9 8 7 . 1 ▁ ± ▁ 1 6 . 2   µ m . ▁The ▁sty let ▁is ▁rounded ▁bas al ▁kn obs ▁with ▁the ▁anterior ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁spe ar ▁tap ering ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁front ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁spe ar ▁length . ▁The ▁es oph age al ▁g lands ▁el ong ate ▁and ▁overlap ▁the ▁int est ine ▁d ors al - l ater ally . ▁The ▁males ▁have ▁body ▁shape ▁similar ▁to ▁female ▁with ▁ 9 8 3 ▁ ± ▁ 1 4 . 3   µ m . ▁The ▁test es ▁are ▁out st retch ed , ▁with ▁a ▁visible ▁large ▁b urs a ▁en clos ing ▁the ▁tail . ▁ ▁Re production ▁and ▁life ▁cycle ▁ ▁E gg s ▁are ▁laid ▁in