[2] Refer to Helicotylenchus for morphological description The average life cycle is 30–45 days.

[3] Helicotylenchus multicinctus feeds primarily on cortical root tissue 4–6 cells deep.

Researchers in Hawaii found that a hot-water treatment at 50 °C for 10 minutes was enough to kill all nematodes in a corm 2–6 inches thick.

Cover crops such as sunn hemp and some species of marigold may reduce the amount of spiral nematodes in the soil prior to banana establishment.

In Africa, nematicides applied with drip irrigation have showed to decrease cost and increase effectiveness.