When we find earthworms in our soil, that’s usually a good thing — earthworms increase nutrient availability and create a stable soil structure for plant growth. Not all earthworms are a good sign, ...

They have no eyes or ears, but they’re an important feature for healthy gardens the world over. This week, we’re digging up the dirt about earthworms. * “Lumbricus terrestris,” or the common earthworm ...

I'm a master gardener and permaculture specialist, so I pay more attention to what's in my soil than most people. You probably don't give much thought to what's really in your topsoil, aside from ...

A common earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris. The are more than 6,000 species of earthworms worldwide. Credit: Gabriela Braendle, Agroscope/via Flickr Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get ...

ATLANTA — Earthworms, as we know, are garden champions, cleaning the soil by eating their weight in organic matter every day and aerating it as they wriggle around, creating tunnels to ease root ...

Earthworms are on indicator of a healthy soil. In this week's Soil Health Minute, Abbey Wick shows us some of the most common earthworms found in the region.

New Jersey already has its fair share of pesky bugs — from spotted lanternflies to cicadas to Asian lady beetles. You can now add another critter to the list: Jumping worms. Experts say these worms — ...

DEAR JOAN: What should we do with all the earthworms that we see once they flee waterlogged soil? Should we leave them alone? Put them back in the soil when the soil has dried out a bit? The ones that ...

An invasive earthworm native to east Asia has been discovered in Dubuque and Muscatine counties in eastern Iowa. The Iowa Agriculture Department says they're usually called jumping worms because of ...