Jumping worms live near the soil surface and feed on ... least 105 degrees Fahrenheit as this should destroy all worms and eggs. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources also recommends ...

“Everything we find is new.” The worms usually start dying after the weather cools, around September or mid-October, he said. Their eggs are laid cocooned in the dirt to survive cooler temperatures.

Growing up to 6” in length and able to cause an infestation with only one worm, the invasive jumping worm, originally from eastern Asia, has spread to over a dozen states in the Midwest ...

Jumping worms “totally destroy” the leaf litter ... The worms also reproduce via tiny, egg-filled cocoons, which are smaller ...