A Garden Icon's Disastrous Impact on Our Native Flora
Podcast:Growing Greener Published On: Wed Jun 26 2024 Description: Although beloved by gardeners, earthworms are not native to the northern half of North America and can cause extreme changes in soil ecology there, with disastrous effects on native plants and animals. A recent study Dr. Jérome Mattieu of the Sorbonne and colleagues reveals routes by which 70 species of alien earthworms are spreading throughout the United States