For a Nigerian perspective, it is best to start the story of Jimmy Carter by telling the story of a tropical worm named Dracunculus Medinensis ... It is a parasitic nematode that infects human beings ...

In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, it is estimated that over 600 million people are infected with the skin ...

A new study has lifted the lid on five species of root-lesion nematodes living in maize crops across New Zealand—and suggested the existence of a hitherto-unsuspected cryptic species ...

The dwindling availability of insecticide seed treatment and nematicides has paved the way for pest control using entomopathogenic nematodes. Following successful trial work in key high-value ...

Biologists have discovered that the nematodes respond differently to carbon dioxide at different stages in their life cycle, which could help scientists find ways to prevent or cure infections by ...

Soybean cyst nematodes have been present in every Iowa county since 2017 and new survey results show the costly crop pests continue to spread to more counties across the country and in Canada. Greg ...

Scientists from the University of Tennessee have made a major breakthrough in understanding how tomato plants respond to root-knot nematodes, a parasitic pest that contributes to significant crop ...

1395.4). The effects of Artemisia dracunculus essential oil co-treatment and post-treatment on the frequency of jumping after naloxone administration in morphine-dependent mice. Post-treatment group ...