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 ...

Using native biological control alternatives is more environmentally friendly than importing other pest control agents." Known as entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN), the juvenile stage of these tiny ...

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 ...

Researchers have shown how nematodes use smell to seek out uninfected insects, which they then enter and kill. The findings support the group's long-term goal of improving how gardeners and the ...

The mechanisms underlying sex determination in nematodes, commonly known as roundworms, have not been fully understood. Now, an international team of researchers has conducted a study to determine the ...

The larvae of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera beetles wreak havoc on maize. Feasting on the plants' roots, they are estimated to cause $1 billion of damage every year in the US. Ted Turlings from the ...

Biological control offers an attractive alternative to chemical molluscicides in the management of pest slugs, with nematodes emerging as promising biocontrol agents. Among these, species within the ...

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 ...