Bridget Hatfield (Technical Services Manager, Kemin Crop Technologies): “Nematodes are incredibly diverse and often very ...

Grandmother planted marigolds in her vegetable garden because that’s what her mother did. Maybe she heard they were good for pest control, but we know they have no effect on the majority of garden ...

If you garden in sandy soil, there is a good chance nematodes are plaguing your plants, draining them of the energy they need to grow and thrive. Nematodes are tiny, microscopic worms that feed within ...

Purdue University researchers have identified several soybean varieties that grow well in areas of the Midwest like southern Indiana and are resistant to root-knot nematodes, a plant-destroying ...

"In other words, the nematode is present in the soil, but the plant doesn't suffer a lot of damage." Root-knot nematodes, including the species Meloidogyne incognita, infect soybeans in sandy loam ...

Guava root-knot nematode has been detected for the first time in Australia in the Northern Territory — leaving farmers with questions about what to do next. Guava root-knot nematode has arrived in ...

Root knot nematodes are a growing problem on UK farms and a new rapid in-field test will help farmers battle the costly soil pest. Fera Science senior nematologist Tom Prior reported an increase in ...

Do plants wilt during the heat of the day, not respond to fertilizer applications and appear to be stunted? Nematodes may be lurking beneath the soil affecting the root system. Nematodes thrive in ...

TAHOKA - Jack Scott calls it "green manure." The Lynn County farmer has received his share of surprised reactions to his description of turning over his rye-covered topsoil. The phrase refers, though, ...

When the temperatures got in the 90s, my tomatoes not only stopped producing, they turned into brown, dried up stalks. Of course, I pulled them out. When I did, I saw that the roots were all twisted ...

Horrors! The VegHeadz Demonstration Garden at the UF/IFAS Extension Leon County office has a plague of nematodes. The mention of nematodes is among those things such as bacterial wilt and nut sedge ...

The control of free-living and root-knot nematodes is a problem for many vegetable growers, particularly as the mainstay nematicide Vydate (oxamyl) was withdrawn from use last December. Despite its ...