These can be located in home gardens and agricultural land. In Australia, Reds, Blues and Tigers are the most common. Commercial Worms are the rabbits of the worm world.

Producing on average of a capsule per month. The Aporrectodea family is typical of the Agricultural category. The Latin for these worms are Lumbricus rubellus (reds), Perionyx excavatus (Blues) and Eisenia fetida (Tigers).

They are prolific breeders and mature quickly. They are approximately 3 to 4 inches (75 to 100mm) long when mature. One of the biggest downsides to this group is the length of time it takes to reach breeding maturity, taking between 6 and 12 months to fully mature. They are surface feeding worms and would rarely venture.

For commercial purposes this is not a viable option due to both slow maturity time and minimal offspring. There are several types of commercial worms used around the world. Lumbricus rubellus (Reds) Reds are a native of areas around Europe.

We will look at each of them below. Agricultural Worms and Commercial Worms. They live in dense populations and as a group will consume an average of their group weight in food every 24 hours. Worms are classified in 2 groups.

They also consume a large amount of food making them ideal for use as composting worms.