The CCN has a limited economic impact worldwide due to its high soil temperature requirements.

[2] The first report of the species in the Western hemisphere came in 1981 from four colonies in Maryland, Harford, Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's counties.

The nematode was later identified from Cumberland Co., VA, over 170 miles from the nearest known infested field in Maryland.

[5][6] In the United States it is not considered to be of economic importance due to its limited distribution and high soil temperature requirements for reproduction.

Individuals begin as eggs contained within a cyst, the hardened body of a dead female.

[11] Upon completion of their life adult females will darken in color and become hardened forming protective cysts, which contain their eggs.

The CCN is a sedentary endoparasitic nematode, establishing feeding sites in the roots of host plants near the vascular tissue.

Through the diversion of nutrients to the syncytium, CCN can stunt corn plant growth and reduce yield.