DENVER (KDVR) — Agriculture officials in Colorado are asking residents to be on the lookout for an invasive pest that has been found in several states, including Tennessee.
On Tuesday, the Colorado Department of Agriculture issued an invasive pest alert for the Asian jumping worm, an invasive earthworm species, but the species has been in the U.S. for several years.
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In June 2021, Frank Hale, a Professor of Horticultural Crops Entomology with the University of Tennessee also warned that the invasive worms had been found in the Volunteer State. The species, also known as the “crazy worm” or “snake worm,” has been found in 21 states.
While many earthworms are beneficial to soil, adding nutrients for plants and assisting with soil aeration, the Asian jumping worm does the exact opposite…