Posted on 04/16/2021 1:10:54 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
How to spot them
They have a dark, metallic body that is darker on top than the bottom. A characteristic smooth milky, white band called the clitellum completely encircles the worm's body, unlike other earthworms with a pink, raised band. When handled, these worms will "jump" and thrash wildly. They move quickly in a snakelike manner and can shed their tails when threatened.
Management
There are currently no viable control measures for jumping worms. Removing adult jumping worms to decrease the number of egg casings produced is the best control available at this time. Adults placed in plastic bags and left in the sun die quickly. Dispose of the bag in the trash.
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Sure is a lot of sh*tty coming from Asia. Tree killing beetles, murder hornets, jumping worms, CCP spies...
—”Sure is a lot of sh*tty coming from Asia. Tree killing beetles, murder hornets, jumping worms, CCP spies...
Don’t overlook the flying carp, they have taken over Illinois.
And IMO thousands of twitter/fb spies nudging our very own idiots to do their bidding.
No money to trace, no obvious fingerprints just a nudge here and there...
I gave at the office!
“Idiots are selling these across the US.”
Their customers aren’t exactly geniuses either.
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