Beneficial nematodes are tiny worms that naturally kill grubs without harming people, pets, or pollinators. Apply nematodes in spring or fall when the soil is moist and shaded for best results. Using ...

Japanese researchers found slime mold secretes organic compounds that repel parasitic nematodes from plant roots without ...

The paper, recently published in the journal PNAS, found that roundworms can use static electricity to leap up to 25 times ...

In darkness, a wormlike creature squirms. A tiny nematode weaves its way between grains of rock and particles of organic ...

WASECA, Minn. — Soybean cyst nematode is found in most of Minnesota’s soybean growing region. Nematodes were most recently found in Becker and Clay counties. They were first discovered in the state in ...

But new research shows there’s another force working to their advantage: static electricity. At human scale, static electricity is little more than a curiosity. You walk across the carpet, friction ...

At first glance, nematodes are unassuming roundworms—but don’t underestimate them. In 2018 scientists announced they had discovered and revived two types of microscopic nematodes found in the Siberian ...

For a recent paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers investigated the odd physics of a ...

A home gardener has revealed a straightforward and effective method to keep houseplants healthy and pest-free. As spring brings favorable conditions for plant growth, it also unfortunately attracts ...

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Scientists thawed ancient soil in the lab and tiny nematodes, Panagrolaimus kolymaensis, “woke up” after being frozen for ...