Getting their hands dirty: University of Minnesota digs into worm research

October 19, 2020

"Under the yellow leaves of a large ginkgo tree on the University of Minnesota St. Paul campus, Lee Frelich moved his shoe around in the dirt, looking for jumping worms crawling around a couple inches below the surface layer of mulch. Spotting one, he reached down and pulled it from the soil, watching it twitch and wiggle in his hand.

"Although only four to five inches long, jumping worms are wreaking havoc on garden beds around the Twin Cities area." Dr. Kyungsoo Yoo is featured in the story in MN Daily