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Earthworm Biology and Production
CAL2828
Author(s):
J.P. Martin, J.H. Black, and R.M Hawthorne
This is a comprehensive guide, intended primarily for earthworm farmers, to the biology and production of earthworms. The guide discusses reproduction, temperature, moisture, aeration, beds and bedding materials, fattening and harvesting, grading and counting, selling, packaging and storing, and diseases and pests, as well as chemical controls. Also discusses species of worms, including nightcrawlers, field (garden) worms, and manure worms (bandlings, red wigglers, angleworms), and the benefits of worms for soil improvement. Describes earthworm pests such as springtails, mites, ants, and white worms. Supplemented with detailed diagrams and a list of pesticide precautions.
Published:
September 1977. 10 pages.
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