Nematodes are microscopic regionalUpdateContent pests of golf course turfgrasses. Nematode feeding habits weaken the turfgrass plant and compromise the playing surfaces on a golf course. To combat ...

U.S. soybean farmers face a $1 billion problem each year in the form of yield losses from soybean cyst nematode (SCN). 1 Yet rather than throw up your hands in defeat, get down in the soil and get ...

Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the number one yield-robbing pest in soybeans in the United States, affecting over 200,000 growers and costing them an estimated $1.5 billion in yield annually.¹ Despite ...

BASF Agricultural Solutions, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, has introduced Nemasphere nematode resistance trait, the most groundbreaking innovation in soybean cyst nematode management in over ...

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, ...

If you’re sick and tired of dealing with pests such as fleas and sod webworms in your yard and lawn, but you’re concerned about poisoning the environment, you might want to consider using beneficial ...

Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are specialised, soil-dwelling parasitic worms that have emerged as potent biological control agents in modern agriculture. Their life cycle relies on a symbiotic ...

And more and more we're seeing them planted en masse from spring to fall for the nematode-prevention qualities of their roots. But not all marigolds are summer bedding plants. Even now, after a ...

The use of nematophagous fungi in the biological control of nematodes offers a sustainable alternative to chemical interventions in both agricultural and veterinary settings. These fungi, which ...

The Florida Region recently hosted two USGA Green Section interns: Mrs. Norma Flor and Mr. Brad Shaver. Both are Ph.D. candidates studying turfgrass science. Norma is researching patch disease ...

The entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema carpocpase (All strain), Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (HP-88 strain), H. bacteriophora (Florida strain), applied to the soil of a citrus grove near Lake ...