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October 18th, 2022, 09:18 PM #1Grand Member
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😲 Jumping worm, potentially the next invasive garden threat, confirmed in 35 states
💀 The end is near! Scientists say the jumping worm has been in North America since the 19th century but has only recently been flagged as a problem.
Just when you think you’ve become accustomed to the spotted lanternfly invasion, along comes another menace to the ecosystem: the Asian jumping worm.
Allow me to introduce you to Amynthas agrestis, also known as “Alabama jumper,” “Jersey wriggler” and the rude-but-accurate “crazy worm.” Unlike garden-variety earthworms, these flipping, thrashing, invasive miscreants are ravenous consumers of humus, the rich, organic, essential top layer of soil formed by dead and decaying small animals, insects and leaf litter in places like forests, plant nurseries and your garden.
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October 18th, 2022, 09:21 PM #2
Re: 😲 Jumping worm, potentially the next invasive garden threat, confirmed in 35 stat
Been around here for years.
Some years are worse than others. Last season they were HORRIBLE - every lawn I cut showed signs of them and it became a bit of a challenge to mow when the "ground" starts changing shape.
I'm hearing that the drought this year kept a lot of them from hatching - I didn't see ANY up until a few weeks ago.I called to check my ZIP CODE!....DY-NO-MITE!!!
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October 18th, 2022, 09:38 PM #3Grand Member
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October 18th, 2022, 09:44 PM #4
Re: 😲 Jumping worm, potentially the next invasive garden threat, confirmed in 35 stat
Rules are written in the stone,
Break the rules and you get no bones,
all you get is ridicule, laughter,
and a trip to the house of pain.
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October 18th, 2022, 10:08 PM #5
Re: 😲 Jumping worm, potentially the next invasive garden threat, confirmed in 35 stat
I took a bunch of pics and video of them flipping around, and the mounds of castings (poops) last year.
Looks like I never uploaded them.
It's worse in lawns near forested areas - the castings become so prevalent that it feels like you're sliding on mud as you mow.
Occasionally, the mower will begin to scalp the lawn in areas where that should not happen because of the amount of worm poop that builds up, creating a high spot where the blades come in contact with the "ground". It's crazy.
All you have to do is move aside some leaves in the woods, and there they are.
I'm told that they spread rapidly because when you or an animal steps in the castings, their eggs get picked up and transferred to other areas.
Is there literally nothing from Asia that is not highly invasive/destructive?I called to check my ZIP CODE!....DY-NO-MITE!!!
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October 18th, 2022, 10:16 PM #6Grand Member
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October 18th, 2022, 10:17 PM #7
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October 19th, 2022, 12:45 AM #8Grand Member
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Re: 😲 Jumping worm, potentially the next invasive garden threat, confirmed in 35 stat
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October 19th, 2022, 06:03 AM #9
Re: 😲 Jumping worm, potentially the next invasive garden threat, confirmed in 35 stat
Meh, looks like a nightcrawler to me, my most favorite fishing bait.
Gender confusion is a mental illness
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October 19th, 2022, 07:26 AM #10
Re: 😲 Jumping worm, potentially the next invasive garden threat, confirmed in 35 stat
They were good for fishing, you put the hook through that whiter spot and it stayed.
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