NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – “Jumping worms are wiggling through several states, including Tennessee. The invasive species isn’t like your typical earthworm. News 2’s Alex Corradetti spoke with Frank Hale, Professor of Horticultural Crops Entomology with the University of Tennessee about these jumping worms. He said there’s a telltale way to spot these worms. “They have a band around them. It sort of looks like a rubber band, if you’ve seen them. That area is more of a whitish coloration than a typical earthworm,” said Hale. Jumping worms do not originate from the United States. “They are from Asia. So, they are often called Asian jumping worms or jumping worms because they wiggle a lot. Not all of the species will do that, but they are pretty large worms, and they wiggle quite a bit,” explained Hale.”
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