Wenn beim Blumengießen ein Schwarm kleiner, schwarzer Fliegen aus der Blumenerde aufsteigt, haben sich Trauermücken eingenistet. Mit diesen Tricks und Mitteln kann man sie bekämpfen. Die Larven von ...

A strobed, time-lapse image of a parasitic nematode landing on a fly after launching itself into the air. The fly, which naturally develops an electrical charge while flying, induces an opposite ...

Researchers wanted to quantify how much charge a jumping parasitic roundworm needed to latch on to its fruit fly host.Credit...By Victor M. Ortega-Jimenez Supported by By Alexa Robles-Gil For small ...

Researchers have unraveled the secrets of the predatory worm Steinernema carpocapsae, which has quite a dramatic lifestyle. When the worm sees an insect fly overhead, it folds its body into a loop and ...

Taking flight: a parasitic roundworm prepares to jump on its host. (Courtesy: Victor M Ortega-Jimenez) Researchers in the US have discovered that a tiny jumping worm uses static electricity to ...

A parasitic worm uses static electricity to launch itself onto flying insects, a mechanism uncovered by physicists and biologists at Emory and Berkeley. By generating opposite charges, the worm and ...

Akrobat der Lüfte: Der parasitäre Fadenwurm Steinernema carpocapsae nutzt elektrostatische Kräfte, um sich auf fliegende Wirtsinsekten zu katapultieren. Dabei legt der weniger als einen Millimeter ...

It took me 4 tries and 1.5 years to get this one somewhat right. Should have adjusted the camera angle a bit earlier, but unfortunately, there are no reshoots when you do these kinds of timelapses.

The dwindling availability of insecticide seed treatment and nematicides has paved the way for pest control using entomopathogenic nematodes. Following successful trial work in key high-value crops, ...

Not only humans enjoy lawns and sports pitches. Crane flies (leatherjackets) and chafer grubs, relish them as well! A good reason why insect pathogenic nematodes effectively combat these major turf ...