Just starting seeing these kinds worms around here the past 2 years or soI thought I heard somewhere that at least for the Northeast it's less of a concern since they (red wigglers) can't tolerate the cold.
I could be wrong though and either way I'm thinking Indoors which should prevent that...
These worms jump, and they’re a threat to forests - New Jersey Conservation Foundation
by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director Imagine digging in your garden and seeing an unusual-looking worm near the surface. You reach out to move it … and suddenly it thrashes violently and flies through the air! It sounds crazy, but that’s the behavior of an invasive earthworm that’s causing...
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