In the case of both aphids and Japanese beetles, spraying with a broad-spectrum insecticide can do more harm than good. These ...

Malaria caused 597,000 deaths worldwide in 2023, with children under 5 accounting for 76 percent of all malaria deaths in the ...

Collagen and chitin shift soil microbial communities and reduce root-knot nematode infections in tomato plants while ...

Trichinella spiralis: A parasitic nematode that infects mammals, including humans. Humans become the definitive host after consuming raw or undercooked meat containing the parasite’s cysts. The larval ...

Nematodes are tiny little insects that act like parasites to other critters and kill leatherjackets without affecting your grass. This allows your grass to grow green and lush again. Remi revealed ...

New research shows that parasitic nematodes, responsible for infecting more than a billion people globally, carry viruses ...

Recent research indicates that viruses found in parasitic nematodes may be responsible for severe health issues like epilepsy and stunted growth, rather than the nematodes themselves. This finding ...

More information: Quek, S., et al. Diverse RNA viruses of parasitic nematodes can elicit antibody responses in vertebrate hosts, Nature Microbiology (2024).

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.

Nematodes are not new to the scene of pest management. For decades, species within the Steinernema genus have been deployed in agriculture to combat insect parasites, offering a pesticide-free ...