Plant parasitic nematodes,as a kind of plant pathogens,cause harm to global agriculture and forestry.The loss caused by plant parasitic nematodes was S157 billion per year. Nematode-trapping fungi have attracted wide attention as a safe,efficient and low-toxic biotechnology for the control of nematodes.In this paper,the classification,action mechanism,control effect,influencing factors and application status of nematode-trapping fungi were discussed,and the prospect of interaction between nematode-trapping fungi and plant parasitic nematodes was prospected.