Nematodes shape crop health as hidden pests and powerful allies—learn how understanding both supports sustainable agriculture ...

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 ...

Plant-parasitic nematodes constitute a persistent threat to global crop production, inflicting extensive damage that imperils food security and agricultural profitability. Recent advances in ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new species of tiny parasitic worm has been discovered, and it could be used to kill insect pests in place of chemical pesticides. When new species of these worms are discovered, scientists get ...

Award-winning chemistry Reklemel™ active is latest addition to company's portfolio of sustainable innovation INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Plant-parasitic nematodes are microscopic ...

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 ...

Comparison of anterior midgut ultrastructure in soybean cyst nematode (SCN) fed on A, wild-type or B, GMB151 (Cry14Ab-expressing) plants. Intestine lumen is expanded in size in the GMB151-fed worm, ...

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 ...

By Samuel SAM The Ghana Institute of Horticulturists (GhIH) has called on government to provide targeted support to address the widespread infestation of root-knot nematode (RKN), which is undermining ...