New Jersey 101.5

These invasive worms in NJ can jump — and that’s not the worst thing about them

Invasive Asian worms not only jump a foot in the air, creeping us out, but they gorge on organic soil nutrients, leaving native plants to die, harming NJ's ecoystem.

See a worm in your yard? It might be invasive

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

Snake-like jumping worms are tearing through gardens nationwide — and they're nearly impossible to stop

Experts say jumping worms also remove leaf litter from forest floors more quickly than other earthworms, which can damage ...

This invasive worm is destroying forest floors and gardens across the country

It looks like a worm until you touch it. And then it starts freaking out like a snake would.” Smith thought the worm was just a “crazy” earthworm but then identified it as a jumping worm — an invasive ...

‘Jersey wrigglers’: Invasive jumping worms threaten lawns and native plants in 38 states

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

Your garden may have this ‘cryptic invader.' Why jumping worms are no ordinary pest

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 ...