Snake worms wriggle into region, threatening maples

Justin Richardson does worm research on Vermont’s Mount Mansfield in Aug. 2012, while a PhD candidate at Dartmouth College. Photo courtesy Justin Richardson
This article by Matt Hongoltz-Hetling was published by the Valley News on April 14, 2018Crazy snake worms, an Asian invasive prized by fishermen for their aggressive wriggling, first came to the attention of Justin Richardson in 2011, when he began working on a doctorate at Dartmouth College.
Richardson, currently an assistant professo