UC Riverside scientists have discovered a tiny worm species that infects and kills insects. These worms, called nematodes, could control crop pests in warm, humid places where other beneficial ...

While many crop pests are easy to spot above ground, some of the most damaging threats remain hidden below the soil surface: ...

Targeted monitoring, species-specific management, and integrated control strategies help growers reduce nematode pressure and ...

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Phylogenetic and morphological investigations of nematodes have transformed our understanding of this diverse phylum, which occupies every terrestrial and freshwater ecosystem, as well as many marine ...

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 ...

Back in the lab, the team showed how these towers could attach to fruit flies, supporting a long-standing idea: towering ...

Tiny soil worms called nematodes usually feast on bacteria or algae, and have tiny mouths to suit their diet. But give a baby nematode some fungus and its mouth can as much as double in size – giving ...

In 2025, Konstanz scientists looked very closely at rotting fruit in local orchards, and observed what no one had before—worms, hundreds of them, twisting skyward into self-assembled living structures ...