Will crushed eggshells harm earthworms?

Question

Your article provides excellent advice on adding eggshells to one’s garden to remove pests – slugs, snails, cutworms, and other crawling pests. Earthworms do crawl, so would they also be affected by crushed eggshells? I don’t want harm coming to the earthworms in my yard.

Answer 1

Egg shells will not harm worms. It is best to crush the egg shells .