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 ...

Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the number one yield-robbing pest in soybeans in the United States, affecting over 200,000 growers and costing them an estimated $1.5 billion in yield annually.¹ Despite ...

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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 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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

Four days ago we rescued a 6-month-old puppy from a shelter in the southeast of the United States. My vet says that she has roundworm and warned me that my kids (ages 3-8 years) could get visceral ...

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 ...