This study reports the findings of a survey of the nematodes recovered from weeds in Martinique between 2000 and 2002. The objective of this survey was to determine the level of nematode infestation, particularly that of the burrowing nematode, R. similis (Cobb, 1893), among weeds in order to improve the control strategy before replanting fields with nematode-free in vitro propagated plants.