Pests, Diseases and Other Problems
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Subject: Sow Bugs / Pill Bugs
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Lawmen |
Vancouver, White Rock, Canada
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Are they a problem? I've got hundreds of the little things roaming around through my garden, and especially in the compost pile.
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4/30/2005 5:44:54 PM
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gordon |
Utah
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I have them in my patch, they have never been a problem for me. gordon
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5/2/2005 11:53:21 AM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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They eat decaying organic material. They don't bother with live green plant materials. Like Earthworms, they're just one more part of the soil food web.
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5/2/2005 10:24:46 PM
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docgipe |
Montoursville, PA
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More or less their presence indicates a natural progression, in your effort, to build a more healthy soil.
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5/2/2005 11:37:23 PM
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Lawmen |
Vancouver, White Rock, Canada
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Thanks!
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5/8/2005 12:37:45 PM
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southern |
Appalachian Mtns.
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Are those what we call in the South "rolly polly's"?
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5/8/2005 1:22:20 PM
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southern |
Appalachian Mtns.
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Never mind. I just Googled it and yea, those are rolly-pollies. They won't hurt a thing.
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5/8/2005 1:24:31 PM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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As kids we called them "Ball Bugs". I like the large gray ones over the smaller tan ones. They crunch better.
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5/8/2005 3:37:42 PM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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As kids we called them "Ball Bugs". I like the large gray ones over the smaller tan ones. They crunch better.
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5/8/2005 3:37:53 PM
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docgipe |
Montoursville, PA
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I ate one on a dare one time. I lived. Gotta be a beneficial!
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5/8/2005 4:49:57 PM
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