The Gardener’s Battle with Nematodes I have been observing root-knot nematodes destroy my garden over the years. These minute ...

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 ...

BASF Agricultural Solutions, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, has introduced Nemasphere nematode resistance trait, the most groundbreaking innovation in soybean cyst nematode management in over ...

Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are specialised, soil-dwelling parasitic worms that have emerged as potent biological control agents in modern agriculture. Their life cycle relies on a symbiotic ...

The mega-threat of the microscopic soybean cyst nematode (SCN) looms large over U.S. soybean fields. SCN’s insatiable appetite for soybean roots makes it the No. 1 yield-reducing soybean pest ...

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 ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 3, 2021) Research published this summer in the journal iScience outlines a promising, pesticide-free approach to manage non-native fire ants that have invaded many coastal ...

The Florida Region recently hosted two USGA Green Section interns: Mrs. Norma Flor and Mr. Brad Shaver. Both are Ph.D. candidates studying turfgrass science. Norma is researching patch disease ...

A photo of a cyst nematode's head viewed through a high-power microscope shows its esophageal glands, which produce effectors it uses to infect host plants. The image was digitally edited to highlight ...

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 ...

Scientists have purified and identified an attractant for crop-infecting root-knot nematodes from flaxseeds. Their experiments revealed that rhamnogalacturonan-I (RG-I), a flaxseed cell wall component ...

image: A: Nematodes attracted to a flaxseed BC: (Top) Nematode attraction tests using seed exudate from 0 (B) and 16 (C) hours of imbibition. After imbibing for 16 hours, nematode attraction activity ...