Earthworms are invasive to North America. The worms disrupt the forest floor, which impacts plant survival. With the summer ...

Hammerhead worms look odd and keep turning up in. Experts say don’t touch — and definitely don’t cut — this invasive species.

Most people think of earthworms as beneficial friends to the garden, aerating soil and breaking down organic matter. However, a specific group of invasive worms is turning this common wisdom on its ...

In a recent study measuring the body size and growth patterns of invasive earthworms in the Huron Mountains, researchers uncovered their role in disrupting forest ecosystems. Contrary to popular ...

Researcher Brad Herrick holds a handful of invasive jumping worms in Madison, Wisconsin. Herrick says the University of ...

Whether or not the worm you’re seeing is invasive will depend on where you live and, of course, the species of worm.  “Places ...

Invasive Asian worms not only jump a foot in the air, creeping us out, but they gorge on organic soil nutrients, leaving ...

Many of Pennsylvania’s earthworms have roots back to other countries and one jumping species is causing a growing concern for forests. “During the last Ice Age, the glaciers came down and covered all ...

A U.S. Forest Service researcher says the so-called jumping worms “can flip themselves a foot off the ground.” ...