Naturalists and gardeners in Central New York may come across a surprise this summer as they’re tending to their plants or hiking through the woods. A twitchy, jumping surprise. Jumping worms, an ...

PROVIDENCE – They grow twice as fast as other earthworms, can get up to half a foot long and pose a threat to native plants by devouring the top layer of organic matter in the soil that’s full of ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KTVI) — An invasive species of worm is wriggling its way into the Midwest. “Jumping worms” (Amynthas spp) thrash wildly when handled, are 4 to 8 inches long, move quickly like a snake ...

An invasive species known as "jumping worms" that violently writhe when handled and are known to cause problems in garden soils and forest floors have been reported in multiple U.S. states. This ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — University at Buffalo earthworm expert Nick Henshue says Amynthas, invasive "jumping" earthworms with destructive potential, are appearing in the Western New York area. The earthworms ...

Invasive jumping worms, also known as snake worms and crazy worms because they thrash violently when disturbed, are a growing threat to native plants in RI. An infestation forced the Rhode Island Wild ...

As gardeners we think of worms as "good guys." Earthworms improve soil with their aerating tunnels and highly fertile poop and red wrigglers devour kitchen leftovers to make rich compost. But a new ...

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Jumping worms may sound like the stuff of nightmares, and they are — for your plants, experts say. Considered an invasive species, jumping worms — also known as “crazy worms” and “Alabama jumpers”— ...

Earthworms may be helpful in a compost heap or in the soil of a vegetable garden. But they are a destructive force in Minnesota’s hardwood forests – chomping up entire layers of the forest floor and ...