Direktor und Professor Dr. rer. Nematodes occur in all biotops around the world.
Some species cause considerable damage in crop plants.
Resistant plant cultivars are used to prevent nematode multiplication. The Institute for Nematology and Vertebrate Research is concerned with studying and testing plant resistance and with developing integrated methods for nematode control. Modern methods of preventing damage caused by vertebrates in agriculture and forestry and studies on non target effects of plant protection products on vertebrate animals are investigated in the vertebrate section of the institute.