For people trying to restore local habitat, invasive plants and species that disrupt soil can make the work feel never-ending ...

The worms can jump as much as a foot off the ground. They also can make the soil inhospitable for native plants and insects.

While the original worms established here are long gone due to glaciers, there are other worms that people are learning to manage.

An invasive "crazy worm" is spreading, and it can wreak havoc on your garden. Many native earthworms add nutrients to the soil and help it aerate, but Asian jumping worms do the opposite. Because the ...

Worms are usually a good sign in the summer soil ... but not a newcomer type that’s distinctive for its hyperactive, thrashing habit. If you notice worms in your garden beds and wooded areas that seem ...

Researcher Brad Herrick holds a handful of invasive jumping worms in Madison, Wisconsin. Herrick says the University of Wisconsin is beginning to study the possible impacts of the worms on agriculture ...

Worms often get a good reputation in the garden, but an invasive species spreading in New Hampshire is an exception. Known as jumping worms, they can remove the healthy surface layer of soil that ...

We are now in our gardens installing new plants, weeding, and applying mulch. As we move soil, we inevitably encounter earthworms. Since introduced jumping worms have been reported across Vermont, ...

A worm getting headlines – that’s something you don’t see every day. Nevertheless, we are on the lookout for a new invasive pest in Indiana – the Asian jumping worm. USDA reports that the invasive ...

Jumping worms are invasive earthworms from East Asia that have established populations in several Canadian provinces since the early 2010s. They rapidly consume leaf litter and alter soil structure, ...