ABSTRACT
I Introduction .................................................................................................. 438 II History of Vermiculture in Australia and New Zealand .............................. 438
A Earthworms for Agriculture .................................................................. 438 B Earthworms and Organic-Waste Processing.......................................... 439 C Vermiculture Industry Associations ...................................................... 439
III Earthworms in Australia and New Zealand ................................................. 439 A Native Earthworm Species ..................................................................... 439 B Agricultural Earthworm Species ........................................................... 439 C Earthworm Species Used in Commercial Vermiculture .......................440
