{"id":40974,"date":"2023-08-03T14:56:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T09:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/economic-importance-of-earthworm\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T10:27:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T04:42:31","slug":"economic-importance-of-earthworm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/economic-importance-of-earthworm\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic Importance of Earthworms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Earthworms are simple, commonplace creatures are of greater economic value to human beings in different ways. Our earth would be a far different place without them. They have both useful and harmful aspects for mankind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-3604 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Economic-Importance-of-Earthworm.jpeg\" alt=\"Economic Importance of Earthworm\" class=\"wp-image-3604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Economic-Importance-of-Earthworm.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Economic-Importance-of-Earthworm-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Economic-Importance-of-Earthworm-768x403.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image created with biorender.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0a0a0a;color:#0a0a0a\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0a0a0a;color:#0a0a0a\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/economic-importance-of-earthworm\/#useful-effects-of-earthworm\" title=\"Useful effects of Earthworm\">Useful effects of Earthworm<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/economic-importance-of-earthworm\/#in-agriculture\" title=\"In Agriculture\">In Agriculture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/economic-importance-of-earthworm\/#as-a-bait-and-food\" title=\"As a bait and food\">As a bait and food<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/economic-importance-of-earthworm\/#in-medicine\" title=\"In medicine\">In medicine<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/economic-importance-of-earthworm\/#in-laboratories\" title=\"In laboratories\">In laboratories<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/economic-importance-of-earthworm\/#-harmful-effects-of-earthworm\" title=\"&nbsp;Harmful effects of Earthworm\">&nbsp;Harmful effects of Earthworm<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/economic-importance-of-earthworm\/#video-economic-importance-harmful-aspect-of-earthworm-by-studio-biology\" title=\"Video: Economic Importance &amp; Harmful Aspect of Earthworm By Studio Biology.\">Video: Economic Importance &amp; Harmful Aspect of Earthworm By Studio Biology.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/economic-importance-of-earthworm\/#references\" title=\"References\">References<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"useful-effects-of-earthworm\"><\/span><strong>Useful effects of Earthworm<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"in-agriculture\"><\/span><strong>In Agriculture<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>They are beneficial but sometimes they may damage the young and tender plants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are good friends to the gardener and framers as they are continually plowing and manuring the soil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They improve the <strong>fertility<\/strong> of the soil in different ways because of their habit to burrow and swallow the earth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Their burrow and swallow permit both aeration and quick absorption of water which makes it easier downwards growth of the root.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They also bring subsoil to the surface which is still finer and rich in organic matters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grinding of soil in their gizzards constitutes an effective kind of soil \u2018cultivation\u2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earthworms are continuously dragging dead leaves into their burrows, partly to eat and partly to make the underground retreat more comfortable. They are only partially digested, and their remains are mixed with casting <strong>(adding<\/strong> <strong>humus to soil).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excretory wastes and other secretion of earthworm contains nitrate, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and phosphorous which forms the important plant food.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Charles Darwin<\/strong> has estimated that an acre of the earth is inhabited by nearly 50,000 earthworms which may bring about 18 tons of deeper soil to the surface in 1 year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They reduce the alkalinity and acidity of the soil to provide better conditions for plant growth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After their death and decomposition, they increase the organic constituents of the soil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thus, they are known as <strong>natural plowmen<\/strong> and<strong> tillers<\/strong> of the soil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"as-a-bait-and-food\"><\/span><strong>As a bait and food<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>They are used as <strong>bait <\/strong>in fishing all over the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Various methods are used to drive them out for burrows for making large collections.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Various methods include jarring soil by beating a stick driven into it, pouring poisonous chemical solutions, and also using electric current.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best food for fish in aquaria.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A small white earthworm (<em>Enchytraeus<\/em> <em>albidus<\/em>) are used to feed fish and small laboratory animals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They were used as <strong>food <\/strong>by uncivilized people in many parts of the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are eagerly hunted as food by some birds, notably robins and chickens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are eaten upon by frogs, toads, moles, lizards, small snakes, centipedes, and other predatory invertebrates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"in-medicine\"><\/span><strong>In medicine<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>They were used variously as medicine in the past.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ayurvedic and Unani system of therapy suggests that they were used <strong>as medicine<\/strong> to cure disease like bladder stones, jaundice, pyorrhea, piles, rheumatism, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Even these days, the Chinese, the Japanese, and the Indians are said to use earthworms in various fancy medicine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"in-laboratories\"><\/span><strong>In laboratories<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Many people earn their <strong>livelihood<\/strong> by catching these worms and supplying to <strong>scientific laboratories.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are easily obtained ad are a convenient size for dissections.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are universally employed for class studies and for investigation in general and comparative physiology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"-harmful-effects-of-earthworm\"><\/span>&nbsp;<strong>Harmful effects of Earthworm<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In some cases, they are harmful.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They may damage the young and tender plants by eating them bit by bit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exceptionally, their burrow may cause loss of water by seepage from ditches in irrigated lands.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They may also damage the grasslands by making tunnels in the ground when they are present in huge numbers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Their casting on sloppy lands tends to be washed away by rain and thus may contribute to soil erosion to a lesser extent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certain species live as external parasites of frogs and man.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They bring the disease-germs as they bury in the dead bodies of buried animals sometimes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They act as intermediate hosts for the completion of the life stages of some parasites, such as the Tapeworm and gapeworm of chickens and lung nematode of pigs which are directly or indirectly harmful to the mankind.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some species of earthworms become pests of plants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Pheretima<\/em> <em>elongata<\/em> is suspected to damage the roots of piper betel in Coimbatore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A species of perionyx damages cardamom stem grown on Anamalai Hills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"video-economic-importance-harmful-aspect-of-earthworm-by-studio-biology\"><\/span>Video: Economic Importance &amp; Harmful Aspect of Earthworm By Studio Biology.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Class 11-Zoology Lectures-Discuss about the Economic Importance &amp; Harmful Aspect of Earthworm-2.22\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XEZEa7udtMs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"references\"><\/span>References<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Kotpal RL. 2017. Modern Text Book of Zoology- Invertebrates. 11th Edition. Rastogi Publications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jordan EL and Verma PS. 2018. Invertebrate Zoology. 14th Edition. S Chand Publishing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earthworms are simple, commonplace creatures are of greater economic value to human beings in different ways. Our earth would be a far different place without them. They have both useful &#8230; <a title=\"Economic Importance of Earthworms\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/economic-importance-of-earthworm\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Economic Importance of Earthworms\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6189],"tags":[6172,6276],"custom":{"td_video":"","featured_image":"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Economic-Importance-of-Earthworm.jpeg","author":{"name":"Laxmi Neupane","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/65de9275403e728cd61617e777c844ac?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"categories":[{"term_id":6189,"name":"Biology","slug":"biology","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":6189,"taxonomy":"category","description":"<strong>Biology is a vast discipline that deals with the study of living beings and their vital processes, that deal with 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cancer.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","parent":0,"count":195,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":6189,"category_count":195,"category_description":"<strong>Biology is a vast discipline that deals with the study of living beings and their vital processes, that deal with the physicochemical aspects of life.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nBiology is a natural science that utilizes different structural and functional concepts for the differentiation of living beings from non-living beings.\r\nAt present times, as a result of cross-disciplinary research, other disciplines like chemistry, physics, computer science, and medicine have been integrated with biology, resulting in areas like biochemistry, biophysics, biomedicine, and bioinformatics.\r\nBiology is further divided into separate branches for the convenience of study, even though all of these branches are interrelated to one another.\r\nBiology is separated into botany (the study of plants) and zoology (the study of animals), morphology (structure), and physiology 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