Soil might look like dirt, but it’s actually a bustling underground city, and earthworms are the VIPs everyone wants at the party. These wriggly, glossy engineers don’t just wiggle around for fun—they ...

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 ...

Not everyone likes earthworms, but you can’t deny that they’re extremely beneficial. Worms can increase the nutrient ...

Dear Master Gardener: In Minnesota, we have been invaded by another alien species – the jumping worm – but out of curiosity, are earthworms a problem too or are they good for gardens? Answer: ...

Earthworms, as we know, are garden champions, cleaning the soil by eating their weight in organic matter every day and aerating it as they wriggle around, creating tunnels to ease root growth. They ...

Earthworms could become unexpected allies in the global fight against antibiotic resistance by helping farmers turn manure into safer, high-value organic fertilizer through a process called ...

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 ...