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Author Garden: Buglady... a question for you gardengal Super Gardener Member # 1403 posted                       What do rolly-pollies, or pill bugs, and pincher bugs do for the garden? I have a ton of pill bugs under my maple and lime tree and I am always finding icky pincher bugs everywhere. Will they hurt anything or are they okay? What purpose do they serve? Oh, and I thought of you this past weekend. I was weeding in my front planter and I met the biggest spider I've ever seen in my yard (I ran into a tarantula once but that's a different story ). He was probably as big as a half dollar and totally black except for a light spot on his bulbous bottom half, which looked quite furry. He was just cruising down my front walk so I put him back in the garden and named him Charlie. I figured a spider that big had to eat equally large things like big ol' flies and wasps, so he was a welcome addition. * * * * Women and cats will do as they please. Men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. Plants: 766 | From: The real OC in sunny So. Cal. | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Seeded: 216.114.206.2 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                       Kristen, I have those in my compost.... They eat up the decomposing stuff!! I didn't think they hurt anything... But more beneficial!! (At least in my compost) but maybe buglady may say something else Maybe not so good for wood houses decaying??? Weezie * * * * Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Plants: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 24.49.111.30 rue anemone Super Gardener Member # 1744 posted                       They are used in my garden by all the kids as fish food. My fish love them. * * * * Plants: 679 | From: IN | Registered: Dec 2003  |  Seeded: 4.224.162.6 afgreyparrot Official Problem Child Member # 1991 posted                       Those rollie-pollie bugs (we call them B-B Bugs) make great children's pets. They are quiet, don't take up much space (a dixie cup), and won't eat you out of house and home. A four year old boy can carry them around in his pocket for days and not kill them. (Brennan even sleeps with his sometimes!) * * * * Buckle up! It makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of your car! Plants: 43285 | Registered: Mar 2004  |  Seeded: 24.49.153.3 gardengal Super Gardener Member # 1403 posted                       I use to have a rollie-pollie as a pet when I was a kid too. They are neat little bugs. My sister, the biologist, thinks they do the same type of job as an earth worm, aerating the soil, but I figured Suzanne the Buglady would know for sure. But what do pincher bugs do? Other than suddenly show up on your leg and make you jump a mile?? * * * * Women and cats will do as they please. Men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. Plants: 766 | From: The real OC in sunny So. Cal. | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Seeded: 216.114.206.2 afgreyparrot Official Problem Child Member # 1991 posted                       PINCH!!! I actually don't know. (Believe it or not!!! ) Better wait on the bug lady! Sorry...just couldn't pass that opportunity up!!! * * * * Buckle up! It makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of your car! Plants: 43285 | Registered: Mar 2004  |  Seeded: 24.49.153.3 gardengal Super Gardener Member # 1403 posted                       OUCH!!! * * * * Women and cats will do as they please. Men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. Plants: 766 | From: The real OC in sunny So. Cal. | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Seeded: 216.114.206.2 afgreyparrot Official Problem Child Member # 1991 posted                       Where is our bug lady????? * * * * Buckle up! It makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of your car! Plants: 43285 | Registered: Mar 2004  |  Seeded: 24.49.153.3 Buglady Dream Gardener Member # 1854 posted                       Sorry .. buglady was off working.... here you go..... Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea Class Malacostraca Order Isopoda Family Armadillidiidae Genus there are several Roly-poly bug (AKA Pill bug or Sow bug) is an Isopod.. NOT an insect. They eat decaying plants and animals and some living plants. This means they can be a problem to some plant species but for the most part they are harmless...and are needed to break down decaying plant matter making it soil. Hope this helps!!!! * * * * The Buglady Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, www.bugladyconsulting.com Educating the world... one bug at a time Plants: 435 | From: PA | Registered: Jan 2004  |  Seeded: 64.12.116.72 afgreyparrot Official Problem Child Member # 1991 posted                       What about the pincher bug? Is it good or bad? (My parrot pinches me and she is good.) * * * * Buckle up! It makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of your car! Plants: 43285 | Registered: Mar 2004  |  Seeded: 24.49.153.3 Buglady Dream Gardener Member # 1854 posted                       Do you mean earwigs? Some eat plants, some dead leaf litter and some eat pest insects. I let them live in my garden and dont worry about them. * * * * The Buglady Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, www.bugladyconsulting.com Educating the world... one bug at a time Plants: 435 | From: PA | Registered: Jan 2004  |  Seeded: 64.12.116.72 afgreyparrot Official Problem Child Member # 1991 posted                       You are so cool! Thank you for helping us so much. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!! * * * * Buckle up! It makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of your car! Plants: 43285 | Registered: Mar 2004  |  Seeded: 24.49.153.3 gardengal Super Gardener Member # 1403 posted                       Thank you Buglady! I lost this post so I had to search for it again. Thanks for replying! As long as they aren't hurting my plants they can stay. * * * * Women and cats will do as they please. Men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. Plants: 766 | From: The real OC in sunny So. Cal. | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Seeded: 216.114.206.2

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