It's #WorldSoilDay! From earthworms and termites, springtails and nematodes, to the vast range of fungi, protozoa and bacteria, as well as the roots of plants and their symbiotic partners, the hidden life of soils is critical to nutrient cycling, controlling pests and diseases and maintaining good soil structure. 🐛🪲🐞 Our life depends on soil biodiversity. Let's protect it! 📰 : https://www.cbd.int/article/world-soil-day-2023 | United Nations Biodiversity

Not even a millimeter long but still able to destroy complete harvests - the nematode. Follow this animation into the earth below an acre and see how these harmful worms infect the roots of plants and suck nutrients and water out of them. Learn more here: https://www.magazine.bayer.com/en/where-the-peppers-grow.aspx | Bayer