Learn to differentiate between healthy and harmful worms in plant soil for optimal plant health. Wetter, moldier environments attract brown worms; balance soil moisture to prevent infestations.

Figure 1. The shallow-dwelling worms (known as redworms, grayworms, fishworms, and many other names) are comprised of many species that live primarily in the top 12 inches of soil. Adult length is ...

The rotifers were frozen in permafrost in a long-term cryptobiotic state. Lessons from these and other revived organisms ...

In most cases, the rash from a wandering worm is in a foot, ankle, thigh, or rear—basically from a person walking or sitting in fecal-contaminated soil with exposed skin. But, in the New England ...

A worm burrows its way through the dark earth, ingesting particles of soil and expelling nutrient-rich casts in a constant forage for food. Charles Darwin described earthworms as one of the most ...

There are also beneficial nematodes, however, that prey on soil-dwelling larvae of insect pests. Worm castings owe their pest ...

You'll go looking for earthworms by using mustard water to bring them to the surface of bare soil. The class can compare the number of worms found in different locations and discuss what this means ...

Dark, dramatic and dead set on decomposition, soil is alive. Heaving with microbes, worms, fungi and insects, it’s a hive of activity right beneath our feet. Find out the dirt on soil’s drama. In just ...

Worms can live for up to 10 years. Worms eat their own weight in organic waste, soil and minerals and excrete their own weight in castings daily, which makes compost and enriches the soil.

Unhealthy soil induces poor plant performance and growth. Marin County gardeners must frequently amend their soil with mulch ...

As pet parents, we prioritize keeping our furry family members happy and healthy. Yet worms in pets often get overlooked, ...

Will Brownback of Spiral Path Farm in Perry County, Pennsylvania has been using biochar for more than a decade to help foster ...