Not Eggs, But Parasites
Those round white spheres you see in the heads of some jumping worms aren’t eggs—they’re actually parasites! Our recent paper describes a newly identified pa...
2024
Jumping Worm Life Cycle
The life cycle of jumping worms is fast, completing in just one growing season—roughly six months. Unlike European earthworms, such as the red worm (Lumbricu...
NGBH Presentation 2024
I am excited to announce that I will be leading a workshop on the lifecycle and identification of jumping worms hosted by Native Gardens of Blue Hill, Maine....
Best Jumping Worm Management Practice Factsheets
This factsheet is regularly updated as our research progresses.
Jumping Worm Juvenile Morphological Identification
Identifying juvenile earthworms can be incredibly challenging due to their lack of distinguishing physical features. My paper presents a new method using mul...