Beware most composting worms sold have been found to be invasive worms. Invasive species have cased great harm to our Florida Environment. floridainvasives.org/. We sell a Florida Compost Worms that is native to Florida. 99% OF THE WORMS SOLD IN Florida ARE INVASIVE SPECIES. Please read the adds,The (Eisenia foetida, orEuropean Night crawlers) is a smaller red worm popular for composting they can eat half their weight a day in food, This alone could destroy our Florida Wet Lands.Non-indigenous_species Introduced in environments from which is foreign case great Harm. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-indigenous_species. ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH NON-INDIGENOUS SPECIES IN THE UNITED STATES. news.cornell.edu/releases/Jan99/species_costs.html We sell a Florida Red Worm that is native to Florida. hongkongwillie.blogspot/2010/06/red-worms-tampa.html 99% OF THE WORMS SOLD IN Florida ARE INVASIVE SPECIES. Eisenia foetida, orEuropean Night crawlers.are non native worms, Studies have shown that invasive worms (Eisenia foetida, orEuropean Night crawlers). Their voracious appetites and reproductive rates (Eisenia foetida, orEuropean Night crawlers) have been known to upset the delicate balance of the hardwood forests by consuming the leaf litter too quickly. cause natural impact on the environment. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eisenia fetida, known under various common names, including redworms, brandling worms, tiger worms and red wiggler worms, are a species of earthworm adapted to decaying organic material. They thrive in rotting vegetation, compost, and manure; they are epigeal. They are rarely found in soil, instead like Lumbricus rubellus they prefer conditions where other worms cannot survive. They are used for vermicomposting. They are native to Europe, but have been introduced (both intentionally and unintentionally) to every other continent except Antarctica, occasionally threatening native species. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenia_foetida. Note We sell a Florida Compost Worms that is native to Florida. WE DO NOT SELL Eisenia foetida, orEuropean Night crawlers.are non native worms, CAUTION IN BUYING THESE WORMS, Eisenia foetida, orEuropean Night crawlers.are non native worms, Thank you for your interest in Florida Compost Worms. We are a Company that specializing in a native Composting Red worms to the U.S. Vermicomposting with native Red Worms is a safe composting approach. Red Worms are great for turning your food left overs into compost.. We sell a Florida Composting Red Worm that is native to Tampa Florida.
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