{"id":1136,"date":"2019-12-15T00:15:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T00:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/astronematode.com\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2019-12-15T00:15:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T00:15:27","slug":"on-the-hunt-studying-insect-killing-worms-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astronematode.com\/shop\/on-the-hunt-studying-insect-killing-worms-in-space","title":{"rendered":"On the Hunt: Studying Insect-Killing Worms in Space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.issnationallab.org\/blog\/pheronym-nematodes-research-protects-earth-crops\/\"><strong>ISS BLOG 360<\/strong><\/a>: December 10, 2019 By Anne Wainscott-Sargent<\/h6>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h4 class=\"subheadline\"><strong>Experiments Hope to Bolster Nematodes\u2019 Killer Instincts to Protect Crops<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"at-a-glance-box\">\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.issnationallab.org\/blog\/pheronym-nematodes-research-protects-earth-crops\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1228 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pheronym.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC_0454-300x201.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pheronym.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC_0454-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pheronym.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC_0454-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pheronym.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC_0454-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pheronym.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC_0454-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pheronym.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC_0454-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.pheronym.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC_0454-350x234.jpg 350w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a>At a Glance<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"at-a-glance-list\">\n<li>\n<h4>An ISS National Lab investigation from biotechnology startup Pheronym, in collaboration with the USDA, will examine how microgravity affects beneficial nematodes\u2014tiny worms with bacteria in their gut that kill crop-harming insects.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>A recent study found nematodes exposed to Pheronym\u2019s patented pheromone extract were 28 percent to 78 percent more effective in controlling pecan weevils and black soldier flies than nonexposed nematodes.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Improving the pheromone\u2019s efficacy could give growers a better tool to protect crops while reducing broad-spectrum chemical insecticide use.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>In addition to benefitting crops on Earth, these environmentally safe worms could aid future crops grown in space.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h4><strong>Last week, a type of microscopic worm that kills crop-eating insects rocketed to the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory<\/strong>\u00a0for an agricultural biocontrol experiment in space.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.issnationallab.org\/blog\/pheronym-nematodes-research-protects-earth-crops\/\">Keep Reading<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISS BLOG 360: December 10, 2019 By Anne Wainscott-Sargent Experiments Hope to Bolster Nematodes\u2019 Killer Instincts to Protect Crops At a Glance An ISS National Lab investigation from biotechnology startup Pheronym, in collaboration with the USDA, will examine how microgravity affects beneficial nematodes\u2014tiny worms with bacteria in their gut that kill crop-harming insects. A recent study found nematodes exposed to Pheronym\u2019s patented pheromone extract were 28 percent to 78 percent more effective in controlling pecan weevils and black soldier flies than nonexposed nematodes. Improving the pheromone\u2019s efficacy could give growers a better tool to protect crops while reducing broad-spectrum chemical insecticide use. 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