Comments on: Attracting Compost Worms in Your Backyard http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/attracting-compost-worms-in-your-backyard/ Red Wiggler Worms, European Nightcrawlers and loads of helpful Worm Composting Information Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:46:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/attracting-compost-worms-in-your-backyard/comment-page-1/#comment-22867 Bentley Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:26:31 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1238#comment-22867 Hi Geri - tough to get a good look at those worms, but based on your description I would say that you might have 'Blue Worms' (Perionyx excavatus) - these are definitely much more active than Red Worms, including the tendency to leave worm bins for no apparent reason. If you have more pics feel free to let me know. Hi Geri – tough to get a good look at those worms, but based on your description I would say that you might have ‘Blue Worms’ (Perionyx excavatus) – these are definitely much more active than Red Worms, including the tendency to leave worm bins for no apparent reason.
If you have more pics feel free to let me know.

]]> By: geri http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/attracting-compost-worms-in-your-backyard/comment-page-1/#comment-22779 geri Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:04:50 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1238#comment-22779 Hi Bentley, my friend gave me a bag of home compost & in there, i found many small worms that look very similar to young red worms. Only difference is that they are more active & tend to "jump" when touched. my friend suspected that those are red worms that had "migrated" fm her worm bin to the compost bin (both bins are placed side by side) will you be able to ID it? [IMG]http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h281/gloke/IMG_8129.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h281/gloke/IMG_8130.jpg[/IMG] is it safe to mix them with my bin of red worms? geri singapore Hi Bentley,
my friend gave me a bag of home compost & in there, i found many small worms that look very similar to young red worms. Only difference is that they are more active & tend to “jump” when touched.
my friend suspected that those are red worms that had “migrated” fm her worm bin to the compost bin (both bins are placed side by side)
will you be able to ID it?

[IMG]http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h281/gloke/IMG_8129.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h281/gloke/IMG_8130.jpg[/IMG]

is it safe to mix them with my bin of red worms?

geri
singapore

]]> By: Ann http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/attracting-compost-worms-in-your-backyard/comment-page-1/#comment-22757 Ann Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:10:12 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1238#comment-22757 Aw shucks, Bentley, anything I can do to help! ;-) Aw shucks, Bentley, anything I can do to help! ;-)

]]> By: Bentley http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/attracting-compost-worms-in-your-backyard/comment-page-1/#comment-22740 Bentley Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:34:30 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1238#comment-22740 Hi Ann, I am always harping about the fact that it is far easier to succeed with vermicomposting when you totally neglect your worms, than when you try to "take care of them" too much! Thanks for helping to support the cause by sharing your findings, Ann! :lol: "Leaf Worms" is supposed to refer to Lumbrucus rubellus (another type of 'Red Worm') - but it's hard to say for sure. May simply be Eisenia fetida (often mislabeled as L. rubellus) - the bottom-line here is that they should at least be ok for composting, so do try them out! Hi Ann,
I am always harping about the fact that it is far easier to succeed with vermicomposting when you totally neglect your worms, than when you try to “take care of them” too much! Thanks for helping to support the cause by sharing your findings, Ann!
:lol:

“Leaf Worms” is supposed to refer to Lumbrucus rubellus (another type of ‘Red Worm’) – but it’s hard to say for sure. May simply be Eisenia fetida (often mislabeled as L. rubellus) – the bottom-line here is that they should at least be ok for composting, so do try them out!

]]> By: Ann http://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/attracting-compost-worms-in-your-backyard/comment-page-1/#comment-22716 Ann Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:10:31 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=1238#comment-22716 Hey Bentley - I was ridiculously excited today when I checked my worm bin after ignoring it completely for probably 3 weeks: 1 week due to influenza, the following 2 due partly to catching up on life after a week of illness, and the rest from pure fear of what I'd find when I lifted the lids... What I found, instead of the complete disaster I half-expected was exactly the opposite! Happy, happy worms - with only a few dopes up on the lid now - who are getting bigger and... (drum roll, please) have produced EGGS! I was way more happy about this than anyone else in my family, so I guess I just wanted to share that with someone who understands... ;-) ANYways, my question is actually about a small container of worms my husband would like to add to my bin. He bought them for fishing bait, but they are definitely not night crawlers. The container says "Leaf Worms," which doesn't help me at all. They are slightly larger than any of mine, and also a bit darker. For whatever it's worth, they are congregated on the very top of the small amount of soil in the container, and dive under when I take the lid off to check them out... Do you think it would be okay to add these to my bin? Thanks, as always, for your help! -Ann Hey Bentley –

I was ridiculously excited today when I checked my worm bin after ignoring it completely for probably 3 weeks: 1 week due to influenza, the following 2 due partly to catching up on life after a week of illness, and the rest from pure fear of what I’d find when I lifted the lids…

What I found, instead of the complete disaster I half-expected was exactly the opposite! Happy, happy worms – with only a few dopes up on the lid now – who are getting bigger and… (drum roll, please) have produced EGGS! I was way more happy about this than anyone else in my family, so I guess I just wanted to share that with someone who understands… ;-)

ANYways, my question is actually about a small container of worms my husband would like to add to my bin. He bought them for fishing bait, but they are definitely not night crawlers. The container says “Leaf Worms,” which doesn’t help me at all. They are slightly larger than any of mine, and also a bit darker. For whatever it’s worth, they are congregated on the very top of the small amount of soil in the container, and dive under when I take the lid off to check them out…

Do you think it would be okay to add these to my bin?

Thanks, as always, for your help!

-Ann

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