How to Identify and Remove Invasive Jumping Worms
It is important to properly identify invasive jumping worms before beginning to remove them from your yard or garden. Thankfully, Asian jumping worm adults are pretty easy to distinguish from their more harmless European cousins.
Jumping worms - Extension at the University of Minnesota
Jumping worms (Amynthas spp.) are an invasive species native to eastern Asia. In fact, no earthworms are native to Minnesota. Jumping worms contribute to major forest ecosystem disturbance and are also troublesome for homeowners and gardeners. They negatively impact soil structure and reduce plant growth.
Look Out for Jumping Earthworms! - Penn State Extension
2023年3月22日 · Jumping worms, also called crazy worms, are a relatively new invasive species from Asia but are rapidly spreading across the United States. They can be found in the Southeast, along the Eastern Seaboard, and in the mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and some Northwestern states.
Asian Jumping Worm | National Invasive Species Information …
The invasive Asian jumping worm (Amynthas agrestis) has many common names: Alabama jumpers, Jersey wrigglers, wood eel, crazy worms, snake worms, and crazy snake worms. “Invasive Asian jumping worms got their name because of the way they thrash around,” said Mac Callaham, a Forest Service researcher who specializes in soils.
Invasive Jumping Worms - University of Maryland Extension
2024年10月17日 · “Jumping worms” encompass three similar-looking non-native, invasive species. The worms thrash wildly and move in a snake-like manner; their feeding produces granular castings that look like coffee grounds on the soil surface. They change soil composition, making it drier and depleted of nutrients, which limits normal plant germination and growth.
Jumping Worms | Vermont Invasives
Keys to Identification of Jumping Worms: Smooth, glossy dark gray/brown color. Clitellum (the ring of lighter-colored tissue around the body near the head) is cloudy-white to gray; completely encircles the body.
Dealing With Invasive Jumping Worms - Rural Sprout
2023年2月2日 · Watching how your worms move is the easiest way to identify jumping worms, but there are other tells. Jumping worms are a darker grayish brown and become iridescent in the sunlight. Your friendly backyard earthworm is typically much paler and pinkish by contrast.
Jumping Worms, the Latest Invasive Threat to the Landscape
2022年2月1日 · To identify jumping worms, look for coffee-ground-type soil and look under leaf litter for very active, wiggling worms, varying from 1-1/2 to 8 inches or more in length. They are similar in size to other earthworms, such as nightcrawlers or some of the larger angle worms, but their clitellum (collar-like ring) and coloring are different.
Jumping Worms - Invasive Species Centre
2021年11月26日 · Jumping worms can be distinguished from other invasive earthworms (Lumbricus sp.) by their characteristic clitellum, a collar-like band around their bodies. The clitellum of a jumping worm is cloudy white to grey in colour and flush with their skin, located only 14-16 segments away from their head.
Identify & Slow Destructive Asian Jumping Worms - Hobby Farms
2023年3月30日 · Find out how to identify Asian jumping worms, an invasive and destructive species, and what you can do to help slow its spread.