Beneficial nematodes are tiny worms that naturally kill grubs without harming people, pets, or pollinators. Apply nematodes in spring or fall when the soil is moist and shaded for best results. Using ...

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 ...

Agronomists share effective strategies for combating soybean cyst nematodes including crop rotation, resistant varieties and weed control.

As gardeners, we face a huge list of pests, and we need every helping hand we can get to win the battle. Applying beneficial nematodes is a very simple, organic way to combat many common garden pests.

BROOKINGS, S.D. — New research suggests insect-killing nematodes show promise with rootworm control in corn. The western corn rootworm is considered one of the most serious agricultural pests and ...

UC Davis nematologists, including Valerie Williamson, professor emerita in the Department of Plant Pathology, and associate professor Shahid Siddique, Department of Entomology and Nematology, have ...

If you have edible plants that have failed to thrive, are severely stunted, wilted, yellowed or dying for no obvious reason, then the roots of those plants might be infested with microscopic worms ...

Northern root knot nematode worms (Meloidogyne hapla, colored) attacking bean roots. Root knot nematodes are major agricultural pests attacking a wide variety of plants including major crops. A new ...

New research shows that parasitic nematodes, responsible for infecting more than a billion people globally, carry viruses that may solve the puzzle of why some cause serious diseases. New research ...

Globally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitation infrastructure.