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Sun, Jan 12, 14 at 3:06
| As I was planting my pepper seedings (from bottom), I found the guy swimming. I have not seen more of them yet. Can anyone identify it and say weather it is harmful. neutral ? It looks somewhat like a pill bug but I am not sure. |
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| Looks like what I'd call a woodlouse. There are hundreds of local names for them - slaters, pea bugs, pill bugs, roly polies, chucky pigs and there are many different species. Whether they do any harm is a moot point. One school of thought maintains they eat only dead and decaying plant material. Others maintain stoutly that they have seen them with their own eyes eating young plants. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Pill bug threads
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| Thanks floral |
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