Parasitic nematodes are a major threat to global food security, particularly as the world amasses 10 billion people amid limited arable land
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. Most traditional nematicides have been banned owing to poor nematode selectivity, leaving farmers with inadequate means of pest control
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Selective control of parasitic nematodes using bioactivated nematicides

10.1038/s41586-023-06105-5