Farmers are advised to be aware of the presence of parasitic weeds, especially if more diverse rotations are in place and ...

Mistletoe might seem like a festive holiday plant, but its real story is far stranger - and more sinister. In this episode, we uncover the explosive, poisonous, and parasitic truth about mistletoe.

Mistletoe is such a plant. But set aside the kissing custom and you’ll find a hundred and one reasons to appreciate the berry-bearing parasite for its very own sake. David Watson certainly does.

The temporary closures, which start May 12, are part of a forest health project the Boise National Forest says will mitigate ...

But it’s not a parasitic plant like mistletoe, and it doesn’t damage the host tree. Instead, its white, spongy roots wrap themselves around the tree bark and, along with the flower’s fleshy ...

For a moment she had been close to tears, like the Christmas evening when she found the mistletoe. But she remembered in time what Felix was—a hopeless parasite. And Odile was silly and immoral ...

Cryptosporidium is an intestinal parasite and one of the leading causes of severe diarrhea in children. It invades and replicates inside epithelial cells that line the host intestine and is known ...