Are Nematodes Harmful to Humans?

Being natural, beneficial nematodes are safe to use around humans, children and pets. Being natural, they're safe too for soils and wont harm non-target organisms such as bees or pollinators.

Can nematodes infect humans?

Nematode infections in humans include ascariasis, trichuriasis, hookworm, enterobiasis, strongyloidiasis, filariasis, trichinosis, dirofilariasis, and angiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease), among others.

Are nematodes dangerous?

Most nematodes are harmless, but a handful of troublesome species attack the outside surfaces of plants, burrowing into the plant tissue and causing root, stem, folar and even flower damage. Other nematodes live inside the plants for part of their lives, causing damage from the inside out.