Anglers should know that all of the earthworms they use for bait, including angle worms and nightcrawlers, are invasive to Minnesota and Wisconsin and can do damage to local ecosystems. There have ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is cautioning both gardeners and anglers about another invasive pest. The DNR says invasive jumping worms have been spotted in the ...

Remember those many years ago when you were a still a kid and you played with those little beans that would spin and flip all on their own? The little tan or brown beans — native to Mexico — are not ...

The University of Minnesota is asking for the public’s help in stopping the spread of jumping worms. According to the U, the highly invasive jumping worm can damage soil and gardens. It has spread ...

As if we didn’t have enough to worry about, now we’ve got jumping earthworms on our hands? Yep, you heard it right, a new invasive species has reared its eyeless and squirming head in these parts, ...

Many of Pennsylvania’s earthworms have roots back to other countries and one jumping species is causing a growing concern for forests. “During the last Ice Age, the glaciers came down and covered all ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS, Mo. – An invasive species of worm ...

A highly invasive species of jumping worm first spotted in Wisconsin in 2013 has now been found in more than a dozen Midwestern states. The worm, Amynthas spp, is native to East Asia but is believed ...

My friend Dick Waterman from Franklin is a regular reader of this column. Thanks to his inquisitive nature, coupled with years of documenting the natural world in his neighborhood, he has provided me ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is cautioning both gardeners and anglers about another invasive pest. The DNR says invasive jumping worms have been spotted in the ...