Mrs. Nuzhat Ara worked in our lab from May till July 2003, to conduct research on nematodes from mulches in avocado orchards. Mrs. Ara is a graduate from Rajshahi University, Bangladesh, where she currently holds an appointment as assistant professor in the Department of Zoology. She obtained an MSc in Nematology through the Postgraduate International Nematology Course at Ghent University, Belgium.