Bizarre, invasive jumping worms are infesting Pennsylvania

Although jumping worms make for lively bait, they can spell disaster for Pennsylvania forests.
Unlike European earth worms, which provide a variety of environmental services, such as nutrient recycling and soil aeration, the jumping worm – a southeast Asian native and relative newcomer to the U.S. – has been known to strip forest floors of vital leaf litter, and disrupt the food chain, according to entomologists like Penn State University’s Michael Skvarla.

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