Figure I illustrates the growth of E. andrei fed with fresh green waste. Growth rates for l, 2, 4 and 8 worms over the first 7 weeks were calculated as 21 15, 14 and I l mg worm " I d- I . A one-way analysis of variance revealed a significant reduction in growth rates with increasing stocking densities (P < 0.001 Except for the lowest density, nutrition appeared to become limiting after approximately 6 weeks but survival for all treatments was 100% after 12 weeks.