Pexels Most gardeners and growers have heard the word “nematode” and assumed the worst. That reaction is understandable but ...

Breakthrough 'gene silencing' technique uses naturally occurring soil bacteria to kill specific crop-destroying pests without harming other insects or the environment. Non-toxic pest control could ...

Free living nematodes (FLN) are microscopic worms found in all soils. While many FLN species are beneficial to crops, some species cause significant damage by feeding on roots and vectoring viruses.

Bacteria colonize most natural surfaces and their hosts as biofilms. The encased community of bacterial cells produces its extracellular matrix that serves as a barrier from physicochemical factors [1 ...

These predatory worms have figured out meal delivery. Called entomopathogenic (for insect-killing) nematodes, they infect and feed on an insect, then multiply within its carcass. While feeding, the ...