The oligochaetes perform important functions of oxygenation sediments where they live and in the movement nutrients between water sediment. They are usually used as bioindicators quality. In this article genera found Rio Negro watershed reported, describing their habitat preferences tolerance to pollution. addition, species registered for Uruguay listed both from bibliographic antecedents macro...

Oligochaeta of forest vernal pools and small draining ditches were sampled together with other aquatic macroinvertebrates yearly in spring 2013–2018 at six sites the eastern part Tartu County, Estonia. In 298 samples, a limited number oligochaete taxa (23) was found. The most common species Lumbriculus variegatus (2/3 all individuals sampled), Cognettia glandulosa, Tubifex tubifex Aulodrilus li...

Earthworms are an important ecological group, especially in agricultural regions Northeast China. However, fewer studies focus on this group of organisms compared with other faunal groups. Here, we sequenced 15 new mitogenomes Aporrectodea tuberculata Eisen, 1874, A. trapezoides Duges, 1828, Eisenia nordenskioldi 1878 and Drawida ghilarovi Gates, 1969 China using a high-throughput sequencing pl...

BACKGROUND Earthworm casts are a worldwide problem on golf courses and sports fields when they disrupt the playability, aesthetics and maintenance of closely mowed playing surfaces. Currently, no pesticides are labeled for earthworms in the United States. Tea seed pellets (TSPs), a saponin-rich byproduct of Camellia oleifera Abel oil manufacture, were tested for expelling earthworms and reducin...