Plant-parasitic nematodes are among the most destructive agricultural pests on the planet, and a new review published in the journal Crop Health lays bare just how sophisticated their attack really ...

Genetic and morphological analysis of a worm removed from a Hong Kong cat suggests the recently named dog parasite ...

Gastrointestinal nematode infections are a common burden in farm animals. As the prevalence of anthelmintic resistance is rising, vaccination is considered a promising alternative for preventive ...

Root-knot nematodes pose a significant threat to agriculture, infecting a wide range of crops and causing billions of dollars in losses annually. These parasites induce the formation of galls on plant ...

UC Davis nematologists, including Valerie Williamson, professor emerita in the Department of Plant Pathology, and associate professor Shahid Siddique, Department of Entomology and Nematology, have ...

Some parasitic nematodes are known to propel themselves explosively into the air to land on their insect prey. A new study by UC Berkeley and Emory University biologists and physicists suggests that ...

Parasitic nematodes occupy nearly every aquatic habitat, from coastal seas to freshwater lakes and rivers, infecting hosts that range from invertebrates to fishes, amphibians and even marine reptiles.

Nematologists at the University of California, Davis, including Valerie Williamson, professor emerita in the Department of Plant Pathology and associate professor Shahid Siddique, Department of ...

Parasite infection is strongly affected by anti-parasitic treatment Every elephant works together with an elephant handler (mahout), and this relationship can last a lifetime. Therefore, a handler ...

Earwigs, small, elongated insects with distinctive pincers at the rear of their abdomens, have little reason to enter open ...

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Physics can get real strange on the microscopic level. For tiny creatures living on this scale, these eccentricities are what allow them to thrive despite their size—including a worm that researchers ...