WHAT IS KILLING THE WORMS ?

Calling all Darwin reporters - what is killing so many of the worms? I don't care a fig about monotonous crocodile yarns .I just want to know what is wiping out the worms. There is a story here. Don't reporters venture outside airconditioned offices , walk about, and see the corpses all over the city ? I am told one dog has become crook from eating the worms. It is suggested that it is a seasonal thing. If so, what exactly? Another possibility is that because of the bumper Wet, the poor worms are being cooked by the hot weather and or crushed by the hardening soil as it rapidly dries out .