Posted on 04/23/2026 4:00:21 AM PDT by DFG
A destructive, fast-moving invader is wriggling its way into yards across the US, and officials say Californians should be on alert.
Agriculture authorities are sounding the alarm over the Asian jumping worm, a highly invasive species that’s already been spotted in multiple states, including the Golden State.
“The jumping worms’ hyper-activity degrades the soil structure, can harm plant roots and accelerate soil drying. This creates a ‘nutrient-poor paradox’ where nutrients are present but unavailable to plants. This can further exacerbate drought conditions, which the state is already in,” the Colorado Department of Agriculture said in a press release.
The worms are easy to spot, and hard to forget.
They’re smooth, dark gray or brown, with a distinctive flat, milky-white band circling their bodies near the head.
Bridging the gap between a gardener’s nightmare and a Klingon’s dream, reports indicate that the invasive Asian jumping worm can flip its body a foot into the air, a violent thrashing behavior that perfectly mirrors the legendary Star Trek delicacy, Gagh.
They also have a bizarre escape tactic, if grabbed by the tail, they can snap it off to get away.
Even more alarming is how quickly they multiply.
The species reproduces without mating, meaning every worm is capable of producing offspring on its own.
Experts warn that just one worm, or even a tiny cocoon hidden in soil or mulch, can trigger a full-blown infestation in a new location.
Beyond wrecking soil, the worms may also pose a threat to wildlife.
Researchers have found they can be toxic to certain native birds and salamanders, disrupting local ecosystems and stripping away key food sources.
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Scores poorly on the matrix.
We may have to nuke California. It’s the only way to be sure.
More ‘gifts’ from the Chinese.
Chinese agricultural warfare, no doubt.
The early Newscum bird gets the worm.
Like everything else from Californica hope it doesn’t spread.
We’ve got them here in NH.
There are ways to combat them some but without an act of God, they’re here to stay and destroy the environment.
25 years ago my garden had too many earthworms. Any leaf mulch or compost disappeared very quickly.
The jumping worms showed up perhaps 4 years ago but their numbers have dropped. Maybe just a long dry spell but there are few worms of any kind.
The soil composition is changed. It’s less reddish clay loam and more yellowish. Less fertile. Any thing thatvwants rich soil and moisture is going in raised beds, the flower garden replaced with drought tolerant plants.
China is attacking the US in more ways than people realize.
Of interest to the garden ping list?
**The species reproduces without mating, meaning every worm is capable of producing offspring on its own. Scores poorly on the matrix.**
You mean it’s like the fish and the bicycle.
So, to be clear, "be afraid, be very afraid." Version twelve point two "a." Because the New York rag says so.
Worms. Coronaviri. Asteroids and UFOs. Global warming and of course global cooling.
self-replicating crazy worms in Californication that can’t be eliminated ?
just another article about Calif politicians
I think this story pops up every ten years or so.
So they’re binary? A perfect fit for CA
And their favourite diet is other worms.
They sound like the perfect bass bait.
California needs to create and fund a new commission which can vote to ban the worms. That’ll fix the problem.
Okay, who had “Parthenogenic Worms” on their natural disasters bingo card?
CC
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