Of the more than 9,000 species of earthworms, only seven have been identified as suitable for vermicomposting. Red wigglers, or Eisenia fetida, are by far the most popular choice in North America ...

Why earthworms? According to Elmer, earthworms — specifically nightcrawlers and red wigglers — are uniquely effective at transporting oxygen without causing the side effects typically observed ...

These earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris ... They are much bigger than red wigglers. Once, I put two night crawlers in a worm compost bin. When I cleaned the bin the following year, there were ...

On the other hand, species like the red wiggler (Eisenia fetida ... concern is the party these wigglers throw for unwelcome guests. The scent of earthworms can attract moles and voles, notorious ...

Since red wigglers live in the top 6 inches of soil ... and they will eat about a half pound of vegetable food scraps daily. Earthworms are sold by weight or by count, and redworms or red tigers ...

It doesn’t take a lot of time or investment to create worm bins filled with red wigglers that will break ... in it should have about a dozen or more earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) in each ...

Vermicomposting is a natural process that involves the decomposition of organic waste materials using earthworms ... redworms (Eisenia fetida) or red wigglers (Lumbricus rubellus).

Red earthworms now play a big role in the effort to solve water quality challenges. They squirm when you interrupt their meal. The worms dig in and feast on wood shavings soaked in wastewater from ...

Many might find earthworms loathsome, but 23-year-old Sok Sothearath has no fear of the red wigglers. Instead, the Royal University of Agriculture graduate has made use of the creatures to innovate ...

The births took place in an experiment that is helping scientists understand how human settlers might one day grow crops on the Red Planet. Wieger Wamelink, a biologist at Wageningen University ...