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 ...

Root-knot nematodes (RKN, Meloidogynespp.) are microscopic roundworms that feed on plant roots. M. incognita, the Southern root-knot nematode, is the most common RKN species in the region. Once RKN ...

Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPN) are significant pests that threaten the production of economically important crops, thereby posing a risk to global food security. The traditional use of synthetic ...

Did you know that four out of every five animals are nematodes? But what is a nematode? This animal predates the dinosaurs and they outnumber humans by trillions, yet you might not ever have the ...

A group used a nematode model to discover that the weakening of the learning ability of older individuals does not occur when their diet includes the bacteria Lactobacillus reuteri. Since such ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - We are no strangers are to challenges in East Texas agriculture. Floods to drought and insects to diseases – all effect gardens, landscapes and forage production alike. One ...

Megalaima incognita induces transcriptome reprograming in an infection stage-dependent manner. A: Venn diagram showing overlapping and uniquely differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between galls and ...

Globally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitation infrastructure.

Hong Kong Polytechnic University scientists report that multigenerational exposure to microplastic-contaminated prey reverses natural food preferences in nematodes, revealing a learned attraction to ...