1. They do eat plants: leaves, flowers, berries, roots, buds, shoots. It hurts to see them destroying plants in no time 😢😢😢 They can do a significant damage in one night. 2. I can't see any benefits from them in my garden. None.
I live in rural area and have an endless supply of these things. Each morning I have to vacuum several hundred of them off of the bottom of my pool. At times they look like lemmings headed across the deck.
Planted six cucumber seedlings and wondered why they weren't thriving. Damn those roly polys...they have been eating the roots.... Didn't know they were pests because I've never had any problems with other plants...
they are not pests. they eat only decaying plants and organisms, they are more of natural sanitars, since they eat ground fungus which is not good for us in big quantities. so probably your soil isn's that good which causes the damage to cucumbers and causes rolly-pollies to eat fungus or other dead roots there as the result.
Pill bugs can decimate blooms and fern fronds and even dusty miller that deters rabbits. The problem is excessive moisture…heavy rain fall over a period of time, heavy use of water sprinkler systems. Heavy use of insecticides is not the answer as this destroys valuable insects and the millions of organisms that make up soil. Check with a county agricultural agent or master gardener organization in your area for methods to use that are not destructive to everything.
I have yet to find a SINGLE hose end sprayer that has any gallon rating. Not a single one. And none allow you to adjust the application rate. All or none so to speak. Will that poison harm an organic garden? Bees? Beneficial insects? What about grasshoppers?
Sowbugs and pillbugs general do little or no harm to plants. In large numbers they may feed on plants at ground level or on small roots, but the only real threat they present is that the feeding locations can provide openings for bacteria or fungi which could result in rot setting in.
@@rodtexas642 as I wrote to another commenter, I have seen suggestions that they actually are helpful in reducing carbon dioxide emissions because of their diet, and that they may be helping to combat the effects of climate change 😳
And yet I'm tiered of always cleaning there dead out of my garage and basement; and having swarms of them on my patio and drive way. The war with them is on.
Pill bugs aren't pests there actually good for the soil and break down toxic material in the soil including heavy metals there's absolutely no reason to destroy them they can be managed through clearing areas around gardens were you dont want them turning your yard or garden into a toxic waste dump and then years later you can't understand why you have cancer isn't the answer .
Wow… can’t believe someone would post such evil and label these as pests…. You’d have to poison the whole earth to get rid of these. It’s just plain wrong, they literally just eat dead leaves and the smallest of seedlings, if youre a gardener just mulch your seedlings with dead leaves and they’ll never touch your seedlings. It makes me so angry how committed some people are to produce content that’s literally ruining the planet for no reason 😪
I’m having a huge problem with them right now eating all my new sprouts that are popping up and I have a layer of leaf mulch that they seem to just hide in and come out at night and reek damage 😫😫
@@mcchoa24 I know what you mean. They even eat larger leaves on my plants on my Brussels Sprouts. They are getting munched. Get some clear plastic cups and cut the bottom out and dig them in around your seedlings. They cannot climb plastic.
Rubbish, they do a lot of harm and don't just decaying matter. The go for larger, established plants, and also transmit diseases from plant to plant! VERY DISTRUCTIVE!
@@Juancantor76 Very true! They have killed several of my young banana plants! As soon as you water the plant, they are all around the trunk of the banana, and one fine day, you find the trunk destroyed completely at ground level! What do you use for their control? Nowadays, I am trying diatomaceous earth.
dont, they rejuvenate soil and can ever get rid of radiation in soil. if you think theyre pests then you might want to have you soils tested for heavy metals and radiation
they are! they eat ground fungi that produces carbon dioxide as temp increases. It's speculated they are helping to lesson the effects of rising global temperatures
They are when they are not literally eating every single plant out of hundreds of plants. I want then gone from my garden but they re welcome to the rest of the place, and there is lots of places here to eat fungo and do their thing. I do however want a solution that doesn’t require PPE like maskes and special clothing. Uggg maybe they taste good since they are related to lobsters and shrimp.
They are at nature of gardens but not in your house because I had like 28 of them and kill them at my house but I don't kill them at nature or somewhere else
They eating my new plants. Couldn't figure out why grass wasn't growing in that patch
They attacked my bean sprouts and even ate my marigolds. I caught them in the act.
@@buckfitch1536 decimated my marigolds 😢
My daughter lets them crawl on her and she says they tickle her hands. I’ve never seen them eat food in the gardens. Always hiding under brick 🧱
1. They do eat plants: leaves, flowers, berries, roots, buds, shoots. It hurts to see them destroying plants in no time 😢😢😢 They can do a significant damage in one night.
2. I can't see any benefits from them in my garden. None.
I live in rural area and have an endless supply of these things. Each morning I have to vacuum several hundred of them off of the bottom of my pool. At times they look like lemmings headed across the deck.
*E A T. T H E M*
They love night swims in my pool too. It’s so annoying. I’d rather kill time all.
They are very cute...
They're terrestrial shrimp wow
I have to "broadcast" the treatment across the lawn?
Pill bugs are cute and freindly i literaly wrote a paragraph about keeping them pets
Planted six cucumber seedlings and wondered why they weren't thriving. Damn those roly polys...they have been eating the roots.... Didn't know they were pests because I've never had any problems with other plants...
they are not pests. they eat only decaying plants and organisms, they are more of natural sanitars, since they eat ground fungus which is not good for us in big quantities. so probably your soil isn's that good which causes the damage to cucumbers and causes rolly-pollies to eat fungus or other dead roots there as the result.
@@grinkevychfalse. They do eat seedlings quickly and can destroy a young crop of multiple varieties. Get them under control fast
Pill bugs can decimate blooms and fern fronds and even dusty miller that deters rabbits. The problem is excessive moisture…heavy rain fall over a period of time, heavy use of water sprinkler systems. Heavy use of insecticides is not the answer as this destroys valuable insects and the millions of organisms that make up soil.
Check with a county agricultural agent or master gardener organization in your area for methods to use that are not destructive to everything.
I love rolls Polly's so I'm not doing that
Then cook and eat them,thay killeat my plants
You won't have any plants left.
Pill bugs are so cute!
Am I the only one that calls them boat builders
So.... i can substitute shrimp with these little bastards
I have yet to find a SINGLE hose end sprayer that has any gallon rating. Not a single one.
And none allow you to adjust the application rate. All or none so to speak.
Will that poison harm an organic garden? Bees? Beneficial insects?
What about grasshoppers?
Sowbugs and pillbugs general do little or no harm to plants. In large numbers they may feed on plants at ground level or on small roots, but the only real threat they present is that the feeding locations can provide openings for bacteria or fungi which could result in rot setting in.
but they actually eat that fungi!
@@keravesque Yes They Do. 🧐
@@rodtexas642 as I wrote to another commenter, I have seen suggestions that they actually are helpful in reducing carbon dioxide emissions because of their diet, and that they may be helping to combat the effects of climate change 😳
And yet I'm tiered of always cleaning there dead out of my garage and basement; and having swarms of them on my patio and drive way. The war with them is on.
That's a crock!!! They wiped out my entire cucumber plantings!!!!!
Pill bugs aren't pests there actually good for the soil and break down toxic material in the soil including heavy metals there's absolutely no reason to destroy them they can be managed through clearing areas around gardens were you dont want them turning your yard or garden into a toxic waste dump and then years later you can't understand why you have cancer isn't the answer .
Pests???? Are you mad lol, they're one of the most important arthropods on the planet 😆If you don't want them, send them to me lol
They eat your plants!
man get to the point!
Wow… can’t believe someone would post such evil and label these as pests…. You’d have to poison the whole earth to get rid of these. It’s just plain wrong, they literally just eat dead leaves and the smallest of seedlings, if youre a gardener just mulch your seedlings with dead leaves and they’ll never touch your seedlings. It makes me so angry how committed some people are to produce content that’s literally ruining the planet for no reason 😪
I’m having a huge problem with them right now eating all my new sprouts that are popping up and I have a layer of leaf mulch that they seem to just hide in and come out at night and reek damage 😫😫
@@mcchoa24 I know what you mean. They even eat larger leaves on my plants on my Brussels Sprouts. They are getting munched. Get some clear plastic cups and cut the bottom out and dig them in around your seedlings. They cannot climb plastic.
No, they don’t . They destroyed two entire vegetable beds of mine .
Rubbish, they do a lot of harm and don't just decaying matter. The go for larger, established plants, and also transmit diseases from plant to plant! VERY DISTRUCTIVE!
@@Juancantor76 Very true! They have killed several of my young banana plants! As soon as you water the plant, they are all around the trunk of the banana, and one fine day, you find the trunk destroyed completely at ground level! What do you use for their control? Nowadays, I am trying diatomaceous earth.
it dosen't work😡🥀🚺
dont, they rejuvenate soil and can ever get rid of radiation in soil. if you think theyre pests then you might want to have you soils tested for heavy metals and radiation
Theyre just potatoes
Lmao if you have a problem with pill bugs that’s a you problem.
You should not get rid of them! They are great for the soil and removing heavy metals. STOP
Really? Where do they put those heavy metals?
): I thought they were cool ):
they are! they eat ground fungi that produces carbon dioxide as temp increases. It's speculated they are helping to lesson the effects of rising global temperatures
They are when they are not literally eating every single plant out of hundreds of plants. I want then gone from my garden but they re welcome to the rest of the place, and there is lots of places here to eat fungo and do their thing. I do however want a solution that doesn’t require PPE like maskes and special clothing. Uggg maybe they taste good since they are related to lobsters and shrimp.
They are cool and cute this guy is just a hater of the little bug.
They are at nature of gardens but not in your house because I had like 28 of them and kill them at my house but I don't kill them at nature or somewhere else
Not pests👎
isopods or 'rolly pollies' are beneficial for gardens GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFy