While soybean cyst nematode (SCN) populations in an infested soybean field can never be brought to zero, rotating crops can be an effective tactic for managing SCN. Learn which crops are non-hosts for ...

The soybean cyst nematode undergoes several stages of juvenile development, including one in which it completely loses mobility. Males regain mobility at a later stage. Research from the University of ...

U.S. soybean farmers face a $1.5 billion problem each year in the form of yield losses from soybean cyst nematode (SCN).¹ Yet proactive soybean cyst nematode control starting at the roots can curb ...

A new study opens new avenues for combating soybean cyst nematodes, the most damaging pest for U.S. soybean crops. Targeting a newly discovered vulnerability in the signals that cyst nematodes use to ...

A photo of a cyst nematode's head viewed through a high-power microscope shows its esophageal glands, which produce effectors it uses to infect host plants. The image was digitally edited to highlight ...