If your plants wither and die without apparent cause, however, consider the possibility of an infestation of root-eating nematodes and order a nematode assay from a soil testing lab. One option is ...

Nematode infestation is one of the major limiting factors in banana production. Burrowing nematode, root-lesion nematode, spiral nematode and root-knot nematode are the major nematodes associated ...

But another larva, this time from the vine weevil, might be to blame for wilted plants right now – especially houseplants, strawberry ... likely to be hit with an infestation.

Though the protein – a transcription factor that binds to genes, turning them on or off – is likely one of several that regulate effector production, researchers found that without it the nematode ...