From ants to caterpillars, Stanford is no stranger to campus critters. A recent Stanford study found that imported earthworm species have taken over much of North America, potentially threatening ...

Earthworms may be helpful in a compost heap or in the soil of a vegetable garden. But they are a destructive force in Minnesota’s hardwood forests – chomping up entire layers of the forest floor and ...

Early November found me digging my dahlias for winter storage. Finding handfuls of earthworms in the moist soil clinging to the tubers made me realize that I wasn’t the only one working in the garden ...

Most earthworms in Pennsylvania are not native and were introduced from Europe, often via soil used as ballast in early ships. While beneficial for gardens and lawns, these introduced earthworms can ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Are earthworms invasive? Reader Matt from Broadview Heights sent me the following email: “I was walking my dog recently at Hinckley Lake and saw a sign that said, ‘Please dispose of ...

Even before I started gardening as a teenager in my New York suburb, I had been taught to regard earthworms with an almost holy awe. I probably learned this from my gardener mother. In any event, I ...