Colorado Officials Warn Invasive 'Jumping Worm' Is Spreading Across the West With No Easy Way to Eradicate It ...

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.

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 — ...

There are currently no registered chemicals to use against jumping worms, but Ridge said mustard can be used to flush the worms out of the soil. Gardeners can mix a third of a cup ...

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

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

They can flip themselves a foot off the ground, shed their own tails and reproduce without a mate — and right now these invaders are inching their way to your backyard garden or local park. The Asian ...

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 ...

“Jumping” and “worm” are two words that don’t seem like they should go together. Just imagining such a thing is enough to personally give me the heebie-jeebies. The bad news: there is such a thing as ...

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