Steinernema adamsi being released from the body of a deceased host. Credit: Adler Dillman / UCR UC Riverside scientists have discovered a tiny worm species that infects and kills insects. These worms, ...

An undated photo of researchers collect sediment samples on the Great Salt Lake in search of nematodes. A study led by Utah researchers published last month outlined a previously unknown nematode ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Nematodes, a diverse group of invertebrates, are believed to rival or even surpass insects in species count that have over a million known species. Phylum Nematoda includes harmful ...

Scientists have identified a brand-new species of worm living in the Great Salt Lake, marking only the third known animal group able to survive its extreme salinity. The species, named ...

Scientists have discovered a tiny worm species that infects and kills insects. These worms, called nematodes, could control crop pests in warm, humid places where other beneficial nematodes are ...

A new species of tiny parasitic worm has been discovered, and it could be used to kill insect pests in place of chemical pesticides. When new species of these worms are discovered, scientists get ...

A team of scientists has added a third name to the short list of animals capable of surviving in Utah's Great Salt Lake, one of North America's most extreme aquatic environments. The discovery of ...

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