If you garden in sandy soil, there is a good chance nematodes are plaguing your plants, draining them of the energy they need to grow and thrive. Nematodes are tiny, microscopic worms that feed within ...

There's an invisible pest living in the soil of our vegetable gardens. For many local gardeners, high populations of nematodes can reduce the vigor and productivity of their crops. These microscopic ...

Do plants wilt during the heat of the day, not respond to fertilizer applications and appear to be stunted? Nematodes may be lurking beneath the soil affecting the root system. Nematodes thrive in ...

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 ...

While planting pansies and some other cool season annuals in pots, planters and in flower beds this weekend, I was reminded about nematodes. If you are unfamiliar with nematodes, they are microscopic ...

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 ...