Identificación y diagnóstico de nemátodos

Nematode Management

Plant parasitic Nematodes

UF/IFAS scientist secures $3.5M grant to study soil micro-predators

Megan WinslowSeptember 16th, 2024Ever-present but undetectable to the naked eye, micro-predators like viruses, nematodes, protists and some bacteria are constantly working in the soil to hunt and kill the pathogens that threaten plants. But how they do this “dirty” work is not well understood. The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded $3.5 million to […]

The World of Worms – Part 3 Roundworms

Rick O'ConnorAugust 16th, 2024Roundworms differ from flatworms in that… well… they are round.  You might recall from Part 1 of this series that flatworms were flat which helps with exchange of materials inside and out of the body.  Flatworms were acoelomates – they lack an interior body cavity and thus lack internal organs.  So, gas exchange (etc.) must […]

June 2024 First Friday with Florida First Detector

Morgan PinkertonJune 10th, 2024Recap of June 2024 First Friday with Florida First Detector In June, we dove into the basics of nematodes. Nematodes are all around the word, many are free living and some are parasitic on plants and animals. On plants, their damage can look similar to a lot of other things that go wrong with plants […]