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Electrostatics facilitate mid-air host attachment in parasitic jumping nematodes

2025-02-26

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Jumping can be hazardous for entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) as those that fail to attach to an insect host face death by predation or starvation. Recently, it has been shown that electrostatic charges on large insects can prompt a close-range detachment of free-living nematodes, which are non-parasitic and unable to jump. However, it remains unclear if static electricity can influence aerial interactions betwee...

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DOI: 10.1101/2025.02.20.639345

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