Iowa State University nematologist Greg Tylka is receiving the 2026 Iowa Master Farmer Exceptional Service to Agriculture ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every year, cotton growers in Texas and Oklahoma battle an unforeseen enemy—cotton nematodes. Unless you have a microscope, it is literally the invisible purveyor of death and destruction to cotton ...

It’s a familiar complaint and one not without foundation: the business of keeping on top of garden pests is increasingly fraught. Pesticides vanish off the shelves with no warning to be replaced by ...

Beneficial nematodes are tiny worms that naturally kill grubs without harming people, pets, or pollinators. Apply nematodes in spring or fall when the soil is moist and shaded for best results. Using ...

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 ...