"BYU Alumnus Honors Former Professor with Newly Discovered Pest-Fighting Nematode"

A BYU alumnus, now a chairman at the University of California, Riverside, discovered a new species of nematode and named it after his former professor at Brigham Young University, Byron Adams, who has a deep passion for the microscopic worms. The newly named Steinernema adamsi is beneficial to humans as it infects and kills insect pests. Adams, who has mentored over a hundred students in nematode research, expressed pride in his former student's work and emphasized the importance of including students in research.