Late frosts and brutal windstorms so far have been the main contributors forcing the replant of nearly 13,000 acres of sugar beets in the Red River Valley, but now the springtail mite has joined the ...

A research team led by the University of Göttingen has shed new light on the importance of plant roots for belowground life, particularly in the tropics. Millions of small creatures toiling in a ...

Getting rid of soil mites naturally keeps your plants healthy without using harmful chemicals that can damage plants or soil. Soil mites are often harmless, but some rare types can damage plant roots, ...

Soil fauna includes a myriad of organisms, ranging from tiny microfauna invertebrates (with body sizes <100 μm) to meso (>100 μm to 2 mm) and macrofauna (>2 mm). Among soil mesofauna, some of the ...

Oribatid mites are a diverse and ubiquitous group of micro-arthropods that play a pivotal role in soil ecosystems. As key agents of the decomposition process, they facilitate nutrient cycling and ...

When plants or parts of them die, billions of small creatures help to break down the organic material. Next to microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi, also some soil-living invertebrates seem to be ...