(Beyond Pesticides, May 29, 2019) A soil health monitoring study in England finds that an alarming 42% of surveyed fields are deficient in a wriggly measurement—earthworm populations. Over half the ...
"How do worms make the soil good?" asked a curious student at Libertyville Recreation Department's Kinder Korner Preschool program. The earthworms you see when you dig in your yard are pretty short, ...
Transforming bare and compacted soil in vineyards can boost numbers of important invertebrate, say advocates Vineyards are generally the most inhospitable of landscapes for the humble earthworm; the ...
Pittsburgh, Pa., USA: Earthworms, the hardworking invertebrates that grace the upper layers of soil, have long been considered helpful in our home gardens. Earthworms are prolific munchers, grinding ...
(Beyond Pesticides, September 18, 2025) Published in Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, a study of earthworms (Eisenia fetida) evaluates the toxicity of environmentally relevant levels of ...
Kathryn M. Flinn does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
An international research team from Spain, China, and Australia reports that earthworms, by breaking down organic matter and mineralizing nutrients in soil, may also be reducing the number and ...
Data collection has now finished for the Earthworm Watch project. Thanks to everyone who contributed! Contribute to research into soil health and carbon storage by measuring soil properties and ...
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