Japanese researchers found slime mold secretes organic compounds that repel parasitic nematodes from plant roots without ...

Microscopic parasitic worms use static electricity to pull themselves toward flying insects, turning physics into a powerful ...

1. Aptinothrips rufus Gmelin is abundant on the grass plots of the classical field Park Grass at Rothamsted Experimental Station. Sampling has been carried out for 2 years on a number of the plots and ...

1. Previous studies have found that migratory birds generally have a more diverse array of pathogens such as parasites, as well as higher intensities of infection. However, it is not clear whether ...

Thanks to funding from the United States Department of Agriculture, the New Mexico State University Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science has made considerable upgrades to its ...

Parasitic nematodes represent a major global health and agricultural challenge, and recent advancements in genome sequencing and transcriptomic analyses have greatly enhanced our understanding of ...

The nematode worms that cause the world's most devastating crop losses have given up on sexual reproduction and instead rely on their large, duplicated genomes to thrive in new environments, report ...

Scientists thawed ancient soil in the lab and tiny nematodes, Panagrolaimus kolymaensis, “woke up” after being frozen for ...

CROWD ANIMALS together and one likely outcome is parasitic infestation. This has been a problem since the beginning of animal husbandry. Many scholars, for instance, suspect that the origins of ...

Scientists have revived a 46,000-year-old parasite, previously thought to be extinct, that has been “living” in the Siberian permafrost. Detailed in a study published in PLOS Genetics, scientists ...