In botanical terms, plant parasites are classified a bit differently than the aforementioned parasitic animals. Botanists ...

As detailed in a study published Monday in the journal PhytoKeys, the plant is a newly described species in the peculiar ...

“Plants use strigolactones to attract fungi in the soil that have a beneficial relationship with plant roots.” Unfortunately for farmers, parasitic weeds have learned to hijack the strigolactone ...

Scientists at UC Riverside take unique path to weed control by triggering parasitic plant ‘suicide’ to help farmers.

An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to ...

Park entrances have the highest concentration of Toxocara parasite eggs, followed by playgrounds, posing a health risk to ...