Common Name
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Red Wrigglers
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Earth Worms
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Alternative Name(s)
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redworm, brandling worm, panfish worm, trout worm, tiger worm, red wiggler worm, red californian earth worm
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night crawler, over 2,700 different kinds
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Scientific Name
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Eisenia foetida
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Eisenia hortensis
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Place of Origin
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Europe
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North America
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Food Preference
| Plant compost |
Dirt
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Environment Preference
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Near the soil surface
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Deep in the soil
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Behaviour Traits
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Preference for plant compost, castings make nutrients more bio-available
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Good for soil aeration, bringing nutrients down into the soil, mixing soil
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Where to Get
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Backyard, sidewalks
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Comments
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Can be seen as an invasive species
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Preference for dirt means although important for vermicomposting they are not as effective as red wrigglers
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For further reading:
https://www.bae.ncsu.edu/topic/vermicomposting/pubs/vermicomposting_earthworm_q_and_a.pdf
http://www.whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/compost/Redwormsedit.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive_earthworms_of_North_America
http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/compost/Redwormsedit.htm
http://home.howstuffworks.com/vermicomposting1.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthworm
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/worms/facts/
Picture belongs to RedWormComposting.com.
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