While most of the thousands of nematode species on Earth are not harmful, some cause diseases in humans and other animals or attack and feed on living plants. Luckily, there are ways to deter these ...

Parasitic nematodes represent a major global health and agricultural challenge, and recent advancements in genome sequencing and transcriptomic analyses have greatly enhanced our understanding of ...

Targeting a newly discovered vulnerability in the signals that cyst nematodes use to infect plant roots could be a powerful method for reducing the damage the parasitic worms cause in crops such as ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. The findings are ...

At first glance, it’s a wonder that parasitic nematodes exist at all. To reproduce, these minuscule creatures—roughly the size of a pinpoint—must leap 25 times their body length and land on a flying ...

Contrary to widespread assumptions, parasitic nematodes that spread among mice via food may not wait passively to be swallowed. Instead, according to new research, these tiny worms may use odors from ...

A new online software for CRISPR experiments, called CRISPR-PN2 has been developed for a wide range of experiments in parasitic nematodes. A web-based CRISPR tool, called CRISPR-PN2, has been ...

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 ...