The appearance of bean stem nematode in home-saved seed samples submitted for testing to the Department’s Seed Testing Laboratory provides further verification of the importance of active testing and research. Testing for nematodes is not obligatory for certification but the presence of nematode infection represents a threat to future protein crop production. Diligent work at the Seed Testing Laboratory has discovered the presence of nematodes in a small number of samples. Available advice suggests that nematode-infected beans should not be used for seed. All seed should be tested to prevent the problem being spread to clean land. Imported seed sources provide the greatest threat.