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24-07-2003, 02:32 AM

(simy1) writes:
John Savage wrote in message news:030720000111252.20Jul03$rookswood@suburbian. com...
Wouldn't the earthworm eggs get widely distributed by rainwater runoff
and soil carried on vehicles and the roots of transported seedlings and
on the muddy hooves of native, feral, and introduced animals?

I do not know - good question though. It is a fact that there are
places in this country and Canada which are earthworm-free.

I'd expect to find no earthworms in soil with little humus, such as in
clay regions, or sandy or rocky soil where there is little vegetation
to contribute humus, or soil where there is insufficient moisture.
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John Savage (news reply email invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup)