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 ...

Farmers battle these parasites with few effective tools, but UCR researchers may be able to turn the weeds’ own biology against them. This trick is detailed in the journal Science, and at its heart ...

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

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

Researchers have discovered the mechanism that drives the parasitic vine Cuscuta campestris to insert organs into plants after making contact with the hosts.

According to Dr Milad Rashidifard, a senior lecturer in the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of the ...