Purdue: Gardeners Asked To Be Vigilant This Spring For Invasive Jumping Worms
March 07, 2023
March 07, 2023
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 7 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
While earthworms in the spring are a happy sight for gardeners, an invasive worm species is wreaking havoc for landowners and gardeners in southern Indiana.
Robert Bruner, Purdue Extension's exotic forest pest specialist, describes jumping worms, an invasive species to North America in the genus Amynthas: "Traditionally, when we see earthworms, they are deep in the gro . . .
While earthworms in the spring are a happy sight for gardeners, an invasive worm species is wreaking havoc for landowners and gardeners in southern Indiana.
Robert Bruner, Purdue Extension's exotic forest pest specialist, describes jumping worms, an invasive species to North America in the genus Amynthas: "Traditionally, when we see earthworms, they are deep in the gro . . .