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New species could protect crops without pesticides

Jules Bernstein University of California Riverside
Feb 15, 2024
Feb 15, 2024

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Pictured is a close-up look at the new nematode species, Steinernema adamsi.

University of California Riverside nematologist Adler Dillman and colleagues in his laboratory.

S. adamsi emerging from its deceased insect host.

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Jules Bernstein University of California Riverside

University of California Riverside scientists have discovered a tiny worm species that infects and kills insects. Those worms, called nematodes, could control crop pests in warm humid places where other beneficial nematodes are currently unable to thrive.

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