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The Tiny Soil Worms That Hunt Crop Pests and Save Billions: How Entomopathogenic Nematodes Are Nature’s Precision Pest-Control System
Across every continent, from UK farmland to the Amazon rainforest, nature has engineered one of the most advanced biological pest-control systems on Earth. These defenders are not insects, birds, or fungi—they are entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs): microscopic worms that track, infect and eliminate destructive soil-dwelling insect pests using a level of precision that rivals modern technology.
Advances such as Bionema’s encapsulated formulation technology are unlocking new global potential, making it possible to use these microscopic hunters in countries and climates where traditional formulations have failed.
PRESS RELEASE | Bionema Receives the King’s Award for Enterprise – Innovation 2024: UK’s highest honour recognises breakthrough biological technology in sustainable agriculture
Swansea, UK – 21 May 2025 – Bionema Group Ltd., a pioneering UK biocontrol technology company, has been awarded the King’s Award for Enterprise – Innovation 2024, recognising its world-leading innovations in sustainable crop protection and soil regeneration.
Press Release | Bionema Leads £961,000 Biofilm Biofertiliser Project to Tackle Global Fertiliser Crisis with UK-Made, Sustainable Solution
Swansea, UK – 5 February 2025 – As the world faces mounting pressure to reduce synthetic fertiliser use amid climate and soil degradation crises, a groundbreaking £961,000 project led by Bionema Group, a UK-based biocontrol technology developer, is paving the way for a sustainable transformation in nutrient management. This project is funded by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) through the Farming Innovation Programme, under the Nutrient Management Competition. The programme is delivered in partnership with Innovate UK.