New research reveals soil pollution is harming earthworms and insects more than expected. Organic practices can help.

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 ...

The secrets of giant earthworms that live beneath the rolling hills of eastern Victoria — where they can be heard but are ...

Healthy soil is surprisingly noisy ... They were searching for sounds produced by ants, worms and other creatures underground, soundscapes studied in the emerging field of ecoacoustics.

The worms pose a threat to the entire ecosystem because their droppings change the soil structure so that plants can't take root. PROVIDENCE – They grow twice as fast as other earthworms ...

They found that undisturbed and revegetated plots had more soil invertebrate species, including organisms such as beetle larvae, worms, centipedes, woodlice and ants, and a higher abundance of ...

In fact, in many parts of the world, counting earthworms is commonly deployed by farmers to measure soil health, but those measurements aren’t always accurate. “Everything has its place in ...

with discussion points about soil contents and soil quality for plants and earthworms. Key Stage: KS2 Year 3 (ages 7-8) Time required: Activity 20 minutes, discussion could last longer. (Set-up, ...

WASHINGTON — Earthworms, as we know, are garden champions, cleaning the soil by eating their weight in organic matter every day and aerating it as they wriggle around, creating tunnels to ease ...

Earthworms, as we know, are garden champions, cleaning the soil by eating their weight in organic matter every day and aerating it as they wriggle around, creating tunnels to ease root growth.

“Earthworms are often seen as indicators of healthy soil because they need good soil conditions to thrive,” Hill Labs said in a release this week. “They also aid in aeration and nutrient mixing.

Earthworms, as we know, are garden champions, cleaning the soil by eating their weight in organic matter every day and aerating it as they wriggle around, creating tunnels to ease root growth. They ...