The initial reaction of farmers and gardeners when they hear the words “bacteria, fungi,nematodes” is to reach for the closest bottle of pesticide and rush off to their fields to apply that pesticide in abundance. Fortunately, only a very small portion of microorganisms present in a healthy soil causes damage to crops, whereas the biggest portion of microorganisms in healthy soils actually benefits our crops (and us) in ways that we are not even aware of.