The use of nematophagous fungi in the biological control of nematodes offers a sustainable alternative to chemical interventions in both agricultural and veterinary settings. These fungi, which ...

Nematodes are microscopic regionalUpdateContent pests of golf course turfgrasses. Nematode feeding habits weaken the turfgrass plant and compromise the playing surfaces on a golf course. To combat ...

A newly published study from the University of Guam sheds light on a tiny but powerful ally in the soil and how it could help ...

Funded by the United Soybean Board and developed by Extension plant pathologists and nematologists, the Soybean Nematode ...

Every year, cotton growers in Texas and Oklahoma battle an unforeseen enemy—cotton nematodes. Unless you have a microscope, it is literally the invisible purveyor of death and destruction to cotton ...

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The mechanisms underlying sex determination in nematodes, commonly known as roundworms, have not been fully understood. Now, an international team of researchers has conducted a study to determine the ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois and partner institutions created the first soybean cyst nematode pangenome.

This breakthrough, detailed in Scientific Reports, highlights the potential use of nanotechnology to enhance biological and botanical pest control methods to advance sustainable agriculture. Eggplants ...

Pest nematodes cause the leaves of some vegetables to become wilted and yellow. These stunted plants may not develop edible fresh vegetables and may die prematurely. After these symptoms, the plants ...

U.S. soybean farmers face a $1 billion problem each year in the form of yield losses from soybean cyst nematode (SCN). 1 Yet rather than throw up your hands in defeat, get down in the soil and get ...