Insects’ aversion to worm castings is demonstrated when they are spread over ant nests, causing the ants to remove themselves ...

At their most basic level, worm castings are worm droppings. Worms will make their way through the soil, eating nearly everything in their path. This includes yard waste, food scraps, decaying ...

There are also beneficial nematodes, however, that prey on soil-dwelling larvae of insect pests. Worm castings owe their pest control capacity to chitinase, an enzyme that breaks down chitin ...

But they will be eating your food scraps and then happily and freely roaming around your garden, spreading castings and ...