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Hammerheads (the garden variety) pose a threat to earthworms

Earthworms, as we know, are garden champions, cleaning the soil by eating their weight in organic matter every day and aerating it as they wriggle around, creating tunnels to ease root growth. They ...
The Columbian

Hammerhead worms pose threat

Earthworms, as we know, are garden champions, cleaning the soil by eating their weight in organic matter every day and aerating it as they wriggle around, creating tunnels to ease root growth. They ...
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These toxic worms pose a catastrophic threat to farms and gardens

HOUSTON — Earthworms, as we know, are garden champions, cleaning the soil by eating their weight in organic matter every day and aerating it as they wriggle around, creating tunnels to ease root ...
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Toxic 'Hammerhead Worm' Is Invading Texas, Triggering Warnings

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A flat brown worm with a 'hammerhead' "Don't kill it, don't squish it, don't cut it up," Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

Hammerhead worms: What to do if you see these invasive pests

Hammerhead flatworms — an invasive pest that looks like a cross between a hammerhead shark and a leech — have been spotted in the Washington, D.C., area and across the United States. Experts say the ...
10 News

Slimy, non-native hammerhead worms may appear in Tennessee gardens — posing a threat to earthworms

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Invasive hammerhead flatworms may soon start trying to reclaim Tennessee gardens as the temperature rises. According to the Tennessee Valley Authority, hammerhead flatworms are ...
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Invasive hammerhead worms are back, Texas. Here's what to do if you see one

DALLAS — The invasive, hammer-headed, self-reproducing worm known for eating helpful backyard earthworms has reportedly emerged from its underground hiding space in North Texas, experts confirmed.
AOL

A Foot-Long Worm From Hell Is Invading Texas—and It’s Really Hard to Kill

They might not be as ferocious as the sandworms from Dune, but hammerhead worms are nothing to sneeze at themselves. They’re toxic. They can carry parasites. They can grow to over a foot long. If they ...
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Hammerheads (the garden variety) pose a threat to earthworms

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This undated image provided by Bugwood.org shows a hammerhead worm on a leaf in India. The narrow, snakelike flatworm has a head ...
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Hammerhead worms pose growing threat to gardens

WASHINGTON — Earthworms, as we know, are garden champions, cleaning the soil by eating their weight in organic matter every day and aerating it as they wriggle around, creating tunnels to ease root ...