How to Use nematode in a Sentence

nematode

noun
  • For nematodes, a jump is no small thing.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
  • One of the tricks is to find an area in full sun that has not had root knot nematodes.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • There are many species of round worms (nematodes) that can infest fish.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 27 May 2020
  • Aim to apply the nematodes in June.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 June 2026
  • Apply nematodes in spring or fall, when grubs are near the soil surface, for the best results.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 8 May 2026
  • Marigolds will keep squash bugs, nematodes, and aphids away from your precious pumpkins, which is, of course, the goal.
    — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Have the soil tested for nematodes, and if present, remove an inch or two of the topsoil with the old sod.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Nov. 2019
  • The loss of his nematodes is the second death that is introduced in the opening pages.
    — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2020
  • There are some pests that harm carrots—aster leafhoppers, slugs, and nematodes.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
  • On one farm the faecal nematode-egg count per animal dropped by a quarter.
    — The Economist, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Researchers thaw the soil, taking care to not warm it too quickly to avoid cooking the nematodes.
    — Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
  • Another way to avoid nematodes is to grow figs in a container.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Fungi kill nematodes and insects in the soil that might attack roots, for instance.
    — NOLA.com, 29 July 2017
  • The team found that the Mono Lake nematodes are quite unusual.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 1 Oct. 2019
  • Other pests and diseases include certain kinds of nematodes, root rot and blight, as well as slugs and snails.
    — C. Claiborne Ray, New York Times, 17 July 2017
  • When a nematode wriggles around a petri dish, what’s going on inside a tiny roundworm’s even tinier brain?
    — Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Soil from the landscape and top soils may contain insects, diseases, nematodes and weeds.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
  • Soil from the landscape and top soils may contain insects, diseases, nematodes and weeds.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 2 June 2018
  • Figs are long-lived, but nematodes can be an issue, stopping fruit production.
    — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Whiteflies, aphids, and nematodes are all likely to stay away from your oregano plants when marigolds are planted nearby.
    — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Try planting marigolds, which have a potent scent that repels nematodes, aphids and whiteflies.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Try to find a spot for new okra plantings where root knot nematodes have not affected previous crops.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 10 June 2017
  • Try to find a spot for new okra plantings where root knot nematodes have not affected previous crops.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
  • These ranged from fungi and lichens, through herbaceous and woody plants to nematodes, insects, bats and passerine birds.
    — John Healey, John Halley and Kalliopi Stara, Smithsonian, 17 May 2018
  • In this case, the marigolds act as guardian plants, attracting thrips and nematodes to the marigolds rather than to the strawberry.
    — Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Thoroughly cover the area with the nematodes, then water them in.
    — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 18 Dec. 2017
  • The nematode genome has long been sequenced and this species was the first to have its nervous system mapped entirely.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2021
  • However, in their free time, some members of the lab search out nematodes in unusual places.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 1 Oct. 2019
  • The southern root-knot and reniform nematodes are the two species that give gardeners the most problems.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 13 May 2017
  • The best time to use nematodes is when the Japanese beetles are in the grub stage and most active in the soil.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 June 2026

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