"Fossil Poop “feces” infested with #parasites from over 200 million years ago"
"Ancient predator was infected by #nematodes and multiple other parasite species" #coprolites
https://www.geologypage.com/2023/08/fossil-poop-feces-infested-with-parasites-from-over-200-million-years-ago.html

Scientists Resurrect #Extinct Animal Frozen for 46,000yr in #Siberia
The microscopic #nematodes were successfully woken from a state of suspended animation after researchers found them in the permafrost, or frozen soil. #Radiocarbon analysis revealed that they hail from a #prehistoric era when #Neanderthals and dire wolves still roamed the world, and that they belong to a functionally extinct species called Panagrolaimus kolymaensis that was previously unknown to science
https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7e397/scientists-resurrected-an-extinct-animal-frozen-for-46000-years-in-siberia

Forget the lantern fly. A mysterious new pest has scientists sounding the alarm.

A parasitic worm that attacks beech trees is wreaking havoc on forests from Maine to Virginia.

#nematodes #BeechLeafDisease

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/forget-lantern-fly-mysterious-new-pest-scientists-sounding-alarm-rcna97555

Thrills! Action! Suspense! It's the summer blockbuster you never knew you needed!
"The marksman: Bioactivated nematicides selectively kill #plant-parasitic #nematodes." Don't miss this important new commentary from #JIPB.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13546
@wileyplantsci
#PlantSci #CropScience #PlantScience

If I were the nematode, I'd take a sleeping pill.

#science #nematodes #Siberia #paleontology #permafrost

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2023/07/27/nematode-revived-siberian-permafrost/

Mermithid #nematodes with their distinct physique and the characteristic damage they cause when exiting their hosts, serve as an intriguing model to study evolutionary host-parasite dynamics. Luo et al. show the potential of studying amber deposits to document ancient shifts in host preferences, from the Mesozoic to the present: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.86283

Nematodes, from a pest insect that they had been breeding inside. While gory, #nematodes are a #biocontrol option for various invertebrate pests. Various species are available commercially, and can be effective against a range of species. They can be particularly good against insect pests with a soil-living life stage, such as #VineWeevil (and other weevils!), some #Sawflies, root maggots and other #Diptera larvae, etc. #LoadsaTodes

From 26 Jun: The tiniest hitchhikers: Nematodes leap onto bumblebees via electric fields - A nematode (C. elegans) jumps onto a bumblebee along an electrical field to hitch a r... https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/06/study-nematodes-use-electric-fields-to-hitch-rides-on-bumblebees/ #animals #biology #c.-elegans #ecosystems #nematodes #phoresy #physics #science

fascinating.

#bees #nematodes #magneticFields

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/06/study-nematodes-use-electric-fields-to-hitch-rides-on-bumblebees/

The tiniest hitchhikers: Nematodes leap onto bumblebees via electric fields - A nematode (C. elegans) jumps onto a bumblebee along an electrical f... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1948727 #ecosystems #c.elegans #nematodes #science #animals #biology #phoresy #physics

New NIOO publication: Communities of #nematodes, #bacteria and #fungi differ among #soils of different wild #cabbage populations. #rhizosphere #soilbiota #belowground #communityecology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2023.103512

Plant-parasitic #nematodes are one of the main problems in the #ornamental plant industry, which is estimated to be valued at $70 billion world-wide, and at $4.8 billion in the United States. Review article focusing on the effects, hosts and symptoms of these nematode diseases, as well as on management options by Amanda D. Howland and Marisol Quintanilla in Journal of Nematology (2023, voll. 55, issue 1, 13 pp.) - https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2023-0007

Thinking of vegetarians who eat oyster mushrooms. #ThoughtsAndPrayers
MT @animalculum: The Toxin That Helps Oyster #Mushrooms Devour Worms https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/18/science/oyster-mushrooms-carnivorous-toxins.html

Carnivorous #mushroom paralyzes, kills #nematodes via a volatile ketone https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade4809

'Oyster mushroom fungus uses nerve gas to paralyse and eat tiny worms'

The competition in nature is quite cut throat even though we don't realise it and under the surface there is a vicious war going on. In new research researches found that the oyster mushroom uses nerve gas (3-octanone) to paralyze nematodes and suck out their insides which are quite rich in nitrogen.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2355065-oyster-mushroom-fungus-uses-nerve-gas-to-paralyse-and-eat-tiny-worms/

#mushrooms #oystermushroom #nature #nerveGas #nematodes

Carnivorous oyster mushrooms can kill roundworms with “nerve gas in a lollipop” - Enlarge / Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) serenely growing on a ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1910286 #molecularbiology #chemistry #mushrooms #nematodes #science #biology #ecology #toxins #fungi

Ars Technica: Carnivorous oyster mushrooms can kill roundworms with “nerve gas in a lollipop” https://arstechnica.com/?p=1910286 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #molecularbiology #chemistry #mushrooms #nematodes #Science #Biology #Ecology #science #toxins #fungi

Trying out Nematodes (recommended by a colleague) to get rid of little flies (juicier than fruit flies) that my plants & I do not love. 1st batch applied to plants this evening. I've tried other things before, none of them worked (neem oil, washing up liquid etc) #Nematodes #Plants #HousePlants

#RunningClub in the morning with the kids on their bikes. Rewarded with #tea after, while little ones got vanilla steamers. Spread beneficial #nematodes in the #VeggieGarden, the tea garden, and our little meadow which I swear will someday not be patchy. Took the Christmas lights and tree down in acknowledgement that the holidays are really over. Bittersweet--but it is nice that the living room looks so much bigger. Roasted sweet potatoes with black beans for dinner.

#today

#nematodes

#Biocontrol of root-knot #nematodes with #Pasteuria penetrans can be greatly improved by using a mixture of genotypes (strains) of the bacterium - article in Evolutionary Applications (Dec. 2022, vol. 15 issue 12, pp. 2078-2088) by Fabiane M. Mundim and Amanda K. Gibson - https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13501