The Wyoming Nematode Survey is done in several different commodities in order to detect the presence or absence of those parasitic nematodes of concern to the state and to potential export recipients.

Conducting experiments across 101 generations, the researchers observed nematodes exposed to the Novosphingobium bacteria, an ...

Nematodes produce hundreds of distinct effectors, providing redundancy and a capacity for rapid adaptation. "You take one effector away and a nematode laughs and says, 'I've got 10 more,'" he said.

Applying beneficial nematodes is a very simple, organic way to combat many common garden pests. These microscopic organisms are small, yet mighty, and have proven efficient as a means of pest ...

A new study opens new avenues for combating soybean cyst nematodes, the most damaging pest for U.S. soybean crops. Targeting a newly discovered vulnerability in the signals that cyst nematodes use ...

A photo of a cyst nematode's head viewed through a high-power microscope shows its esophageal glands, which produce effectors it uses to infect host plants. The image was digitally edited to highlight ...