Nematodes are microscopic regionalUpdateContent pests of golf course turfgrasses. Nematode feeding habits weaken the turfgrass plant and compromise the playing surfaces on a golf course. To combat ...

TAHOKA - Jack Scott calls it "green manure." The Lynn County farmer has received his share of surprised reactions to his description of turning over his rye-covered topsoil. The phrase refers, though, ...

U.S. soybean farmers face a $1 billion problem each year in the form of yield losses from soybean cyst nematode (SCN). 1 Yet rather than throw up your hands in defeat, get down in the soil and get ...

BASF Agricultural Solutions, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, has introduced Nemasphere nematode resistance trait, the most groundbreaking innovation in soybean cyst nematode management in over ...

Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are specialised, soil-dwelling parasitic worms that have emerged as potent biological control agents in modern agriculture. Their life cycle relies on a symbiotic ...

The use of nematophagous fungi in the biological control of nematodes offers a sustainable alternative to chemical interventions in both agricultural and veterinary settings. These fungi, which ...

If you’re sick and tired of dealing with pests such as fleas and sod webworms in your yard and lawn, but you’re concerned about poisoning the environment, you might want to consider using beneficial ...

The entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema carpocpase (All strain), Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (HP-88 strain), H. bacteriophora (Florida strain), applied to the soil of a citrus grove near Lake ...

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Potato growers are being urged to identify what species of potato cyst nematode they have in their fields to help tackle the pest. In 2013 potato cyst nematode (PCN) was identified as one of the top ...