European Society of Nematologists

🌍 Save the date! The 36th Symposium of the @ESNematologists will take place in Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands, from June 1–5, 2026. 🔗 First details now live: esn2026.nl/copy-of-home #ESN2026 #Nematology

📖Published Trait-based responses of soil nematode communities to land use and climate change🌍 By linking nematode traits to soil moisture and pore structure, we find that the effect of future climate on nematode body traits is land-use dependent🪱 🔎 buff.ly/XnazV1f

New Research: Genome-wide association study reveals genomic regions associated with Pinus pinaster response to pinewood nematode frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #FrontiersIn #PlantScience

Root-knot nematode genomics: what is coming soon? dlvr.it/TR89Ms

New findings from Chuntao Yin and Nathan Lahr demonstrate that soybeans recruit beneficial soil microbes to defend against the devastating soybean cyst #nematode. Read the press release to learn more: apsnet.org/members/commun… Read the original article: doi.org/10.1094/PBIOME…

NEW H. H. Flor Distinguished Review: All pathogens must sense that they have arrived at their host. This is a necessary part of infection in order to effect the changes in pathogen biology required to progress through their life cycle. Rachel Hammond et al. review recent literature and provide speculation as to how this might happen, by analogy to the five human senses. Read “The Five Senses: How Do Plant Pathogens Know They Found Their Host?” to learn more: doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-1… @Seb_EvdA

Excited to share our PNAS commentary, “A nematode-built conduit for cross-kingdom biotrophic interaction,” on a fascinating recent discovery in root-knot nematode biology from @MitchumLab . Please take a look : lnkd.in/g-EYB89C

Make sure you don't miss the latest episode of I See Dead Plants: sites.libsyn.com/416264/s5e3-si… I interviewed Dr Sam Markell of @NDSUExtension. We discussed @TheSCNCoalition and the work they are doing to combat the soybean cyst nematode. Photo shows Sam Markell (Far left) and @GregTylkaISU (third from left) representing the SCN coalition and Max Wenck (second from left) and Julianne Johnston (Far right) of Morgan Myers receiving an award called the silver anvil from @PRSA @CropNetwork @ncipmc @UnitedSoy @isuExtNews @DylanMangel @UMNExt @ISUExtension @UNLExtension @MUExtension @kstateextension @PurdueExtension @wisconsinext @MSUExtension @CFAES_OSU @okstate_ag @UKExtension @utextension @AR_Extension @LSUAgCenter @MSUExtService @ACESedu @UGAExtension @UF_IFAS @CUESNews @NCExtension @ccecornell @VACoopExt @alabamaED @travisfaske @SDSUExtension

We are excited to announce our next Trends in Nematology Webinar on Nematode Systematics!🪱 When: 16th April, 2026 Time: 16:00-17:15 CEST Register here or using the QR code below -> forms.gle/qh5ZmA9MgqUbWH…📷 Looking forward to seeing you there!!!

🚨My opinion paper on the near future of genomics in root-knot nematodes was just published in @TrendsParasitol 📜 Of course, the future is, by nature, unpredictable, so unexpected findings will also probably emerge, aided by technological advances. ⤵️ authors.elsevier.com/a/1mg9T5Eb1xQw…

Root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita uses secondary-metabolite-mediated soil microbiome shifts to locate host plants. Nat. Plants 12, 337–355 (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s41477…

🚨Now available in final version: a method to identify protein - DNA interactions in root-knot nematodes based on dead-Cas9. A lot of reuse potential, including towards identifying telomere-binding proteins. 📜 link.springer.com/article/10.118…

Plant Science Research Weekly --  Secondary metabolites from plants can affect nematode behavior via microbial volatile signaling cues (Nature Plants) (Summary by Atharv Ambekar) plantae.org/secondary-meta… #PlantaePSRW

NEMATODE MONDAY: 2nd-stage juveniles are the infective stage of root-knot nematodes. Hatching from eggs in soil & migrating to invade root tips. These microscopic worms penetrate roots, establish feeding sites & become sedentary causing galls on roots @CropNetwork @SON_nemaweb

We’re hiring! Postdoctoral Researcher / Research Assistant @KamounLab “Biology and Applications of Plant Immune Receptors” tsl.ac.uk/working-at-tsl…

⚠️ Do you work with nematodes, or are they a problem for you? Do you need training? Your input is needed! 📷This survey explores learning needs and gaps in nematology to inform the development of future lifelong learning opportunities: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

🤝 The third day concluded with the same cooperative atmosphere that had characterised the entire event. Thank you all for your active participation, and especially to @uniondokuzmayis for hosting us so well👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 #AnnualMeeting #Istanbul Info & photos🔗 nem-emerge.eu/2026/02/11/the…

Postdoctoral Opportunity. We are seeking one or more NIH/NIGMS funded postdoctoral researchers to work on host–nematode interactions. Deadline: Feb 28, 2026 Start: Flexible (Summer–Fall 2026) More details here: nemaplant.org/join-the-lab/ Apply by emailing ssiddique@ucdavis.edu

On day 2️⃣ of the #NEMEMERGE #AnnualMeeting, we focused on the topics of #GlobalWarming and #GeneticSelection 🌡🧬 Partners presented insightful and in-depth information on the research conducted to date 🔍 #Istanbul #nematology #agriculture #HorizonEU

📅 Webinar: Maritime pine and pine wood #nematode in South-West Europe: status and challenge 🕑 27 February 2026 at 2:00 PM CET (Paris Time) 📢 Registration: plantedforests.org/webinar-lets-t…