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 ...

His three sons, Jimmy, John and David , have dug millions of earthworms out of the soil ... pulling out heaps of hyperactive red wigglers. He looked like an overgrown child playing with spaghetti.

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 ...

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 ...

Dennis Holman's crop is ready for market, though in his case, it's the fertilizer produced by his more than 1 million wriggling earthworms ... Along with the Red Wigglers and produce, the farm ...

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 ...

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 ...

Red wigglers (also called Karibas) are earthworms that are top feeders, specifically above the soil, under shaded trees, and over leaves. ”They recycle nutrients back into the soil, enhancing ...

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 ...