The UCLA researchers found that infective larvae are repelled by CO 2, while noninfective larvae and adults have a neutral reaction. Young nematodes migrating inside the body are attracted to CO 2.

More information: Navonil Banerjee et al, Carbon dioxide shapes parasite-host interactions in a human-infective nematode, Current Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.11.036 ...

Nematodes joy ride across electric voltages Date: August 10, 2023 Source: Hokkaido University Summary: Researchers found that tiny nematode worm larvae surf electric fields to hitch rides on ...

Researchers report that nematode worms found on dung beetles are transmitted from mothers to offspring and aid the development of beetle larvae. Dung beetles (Onthophagus taurus) transfer ...

Hokkaido University researchers found that tiny nematode worm larvae surf electric fields to hitch rides on passing insects. Many living organisms are known to make use of electric fields. Some ...

Some parasitic nematodes kill insects using toxins created by bacteria, which the worms house in special organs. Perhaps a more beneficent bacterium, within the nematodes that live with the dung ...

Ascarosides produced by PWN promote pupation of the beetle In field observations over three seasons, we found that beetle larvae associated with PWN tended to pupate and become adults earlier than ...

Homes & Gardens When root weevils attack, attack back with beneficial nematodes Updated: Sep. 23, 2017, 10:00 a.m. | Published: Sep. 23, 2017, 9:00 a.m.

THE infective larval stage of many nematode parasites is ensheathed in the uncast cuticle of the second stage. The sheath is regarded as having some protective function in a larval stage which is ...

A Conserved Endocrine Mechanism Controls the Formation of Dauer and Infective Larvae in Nematodes. Current Biology, January13, 2009 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.11.063 ...