Nematode control at last

Understanding the impact of plant parasitic nematodes on golf course turf management has been difficult because there has been no way to eliminate nematodes from a test area to compare to a non-treated nematode infested control area. This equation has changed as new nematicides are being marketed to "clean up" nematodes in the turfgrass root system. These products will help researchers and turf managers really understand the impact of nematodes under field conditions. The first new products are from Bayer…