Some good news (for a change) on nematodes

Research has been conducted at a furious pace over the past few years in anticipation of the cancellation of the nematicide Nemacur (fenamiphos), which finally occurred in May of 2007. At this point, there are no silver bullet replacements for Nemacur. But there are some positive developments that point to two biological pesticides (biopesticides) as having potential as nematode control tools.

The first product of interest is a new product introduced by Bayer based upon the bacterium Bacillus firmus marketed…