I have always heard that pill bugs prefer decaying plant material, but that they'll eat young plants in a pinch. But I know they're totally harmless, so maybe just manually relocating them would be the least impactful way to get rid of them? Good luck!!
HELP!!!! Roly Polys are Eating my Bean plants!
I am so mad! I asked at the local Armstrong's and they told me that Rolly Pollys also known as pill bugs or sow bugs do not eat plants. I have news for them. They have eaten the leaves and are just leaving the stem there. They are all stuck on whats left, I have also found them hiding or sleeping under the spinach leaves.
Any suggestions on how to get rid of them? Naturally perferably.
Any suggestions on how to get rid of them? Naturally perferably.
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Roly polies TOTALLY eat plants! In fact, I think it was my bean plants that they liked a couple years ago, too...
I had some luck relocating them by putting out a damp, rolled-up newspaper near my plants overnight. In the morning, roly polies were hiding in it & I just trashed the whole thing. I did that another time with either canteloupe or a grapefruit; I can't remember which. Just cut it in half (and eat some of the yummy fruit so the bugs don't get ALL of it!), prop it upside-down overnight and toss it in the morning.
You could also try setting out a shallow dish of beer overnight to entice roly polies and others...they'll crawl in & then drown when they can't get out. Roly polies do like decaying matter, so maybe provide a good layer of compost for them to munch on?
Good luck! Pests are the main reason my thumb is so brown.....
I had some luck relocating them by putting out a damp, rolled-up newspaper near my plants overnight. In the morning, roly polies were hiding in it & I just trashed the whole thing. I did that another time with either canteloupe or a grapefruit; I can't remember which. Just cut it in half (and eat some of the yummy fruit so the bugs don't get ALL of it!), prop it upside-down overnight and toss it in the morning.
You could also try setting out a shallow dish of beer overnight to entice roly polies and others...they'll crawl in & then drown when they can't get out. Roly polies do like decaying matter, so maybe provide a good layer of compost for them to munch on?
Good luck! Pests are the main reason my thumb is so brown.....
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