When digging in the dirt, you've likely seen a worm or two. Many people want to attract worms to their gardens. But are all worms healthy for your outdoor space? No, they are not! Before deciding ...

Free-living nematodes Free-living nematodes are non-parasites. They tend to feed on almost anything in the soil, including fungi, bacteria and other nematodes. In fact, without these free-living ...

With the spring season approaching, you might start to see small, coiled piles of soil scattered across your lawn. These are ...

Vermicomposting uses various species of worms, typically red wigglers, to decompose organic waste such as food scraps.

The power of non-native worms can be harnessed for good through vermicomposting: marshalling worms to eat your scraps and produce castings ...

The soil fungus Mortierella alpina has the potential to make agriculture greener and more sustainable: The fungus produces ...

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 ...

the use of castings (worm waste material) as a high quality soil amendment, were a cloak to hide Bradley’s scam. Bradley started B&B Worm Farm in Meeker, Okla., in 1998, and offered growers red ...

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 ...

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.