Worms will likely just move on to greener pastures - and I'll bet the rest of the wildlife will too. Nature abides.

Unless there is an apocalypse in the next million years nature will abundantly provide for all your beasties. It did for millions of years before you and will in the future. Earthworms will move on to other areas if they can't find organic stuff to eat. The flying things will surely find food elsewhere quickly and the squirrels will survive despite the eradication efforts of whomever moves in to take your place. LOL!

Of course, I know all these things. Mother Nature is resilient, and once she shakes all us destructive humans off like fleas, she will recover quickly from all the harm we've wrought. I'll go to Mexico and plant more plants and nurture more birds and earthworms. It's just that they've all come to be like family to me now, even the annoying ones. I saw a baby snake slithering off into the peacock ginger yesterday and wondered if it was one of my garters or a black snake, and how many more of them were around. He was so tiny, and I only saw his little tail. I guess he'll grow and I'll be seeing more of him.

You have decided to move to Mexico? Perhaps because it is less expensive to live there?

Yes, there are many things to love about Mexico. The many Mexicans who I have met are good, humble people. Like you, I love their food. Still, like any other country it is very important where one lives. There are many dangerous places in Mexico and many that are peaceful and simply joyful. Generally, though, it is a gardeners paradise.

There are places in the US that I wouldn't live if you paid me, they are so dangerous, but most of the US is completely safe and friendly. I think all countries are like that. Crime families, including cartels, usually don't bother people who don't bother them, but gangs are another matter altogether. They don't much care who they hurt. Still, you just have to use common sense.