Plant parasitic nematodes are microscopic soil-dwelling creatures that damage crops by feeding on their roots. Scientists have now developed a greener and more efficient means of eradicating them, ...

If you're questioning whether nematodes in your soil will damage or benefit your plants and lawn, the answer is a resounding: "It depends." Both things can be true. Most nematodes are actually ...

Visitors to my garden frequently comment, upon seeing a few marigold plants growing in my vegetable beds, that I must have planted them for pest control. After all, marigolds are supposed to be one of ...

Nematodes discovered in the Great Salt Lake belong to at least one species that is new to science, and possibly two. A ...

Whether you're a gardener growing food for your household, a small scale farmer or a commercial producer, soil matters. You cannot really tell the difference between healthy and unhealthy soil just by ...

Figure 1: Attraction of entomopathogenic nematodes to a WCR-induced root signal. Figure 2: Attraction of H. megidis to authentic (E)-β-caryophyllene. Figure 3: The absence of the (E)-β-caryophyllene ...

Hong Kong Polytechnic University scientists report that multigenerational exposure to microplastic-contaminated prey reverses natural food preferences in nematodes, revealing a learned attraction to ...

Pia Addison receives funding from the NRF, HortGro Science, Winetech, CRI, SATI and SASRI. Antoinette Paula Malan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

"The nematodes cannot tell us what kind of toxic compounds there are in the air, but they can provide an unbiased opinion on health risks associated with indoor air and on the need for more thorough ...

“People have been imaging worms for the last couple of decades. Our goal is to extract all of this biological information and put it to use.” Reimagine lab tests by re-examining old worms. This ...