I only know them to be called Rolly Poly's

[MrsMDSmith]

They roll up into a ball. Can you tell me if the hurt my garden, I noticed them in the dirt of my Parley outside. How do I get rid of them?

 

[vfem]

I call them pill bugs.... also known as sow bugs. They eat decaying and dead plant matter. So I think they wait for leaves and such to rot and fall off plants.

Here's more info:

http://pestcontrolcanada.com/INSECTS/pill_bugs_sow_bugs.htm

 

[MrsMDSmith]

Thank you so much for your help!

 

[Greensage45]

I have them here in my garden and they are a bit damaging to some of my plants; especially my iris rhizomes.

Fortunately my chickens like pill bugs as much as they like my plants.

Ron

 

[blue skys]

I always turn stuff over in the yard and call the chickens over to come eat all the rolly polly's, they love them!!

 

[wifezilla]

Ducks also find them to be tasty treats. I haven't seen more than a few tiny ones this spring thanks to my little back yard flock

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Hi there,

We call them Wood Lice over here. They eat decaying wood, especially if it is damp. They live under stones,slabs, pots etc. My chickens go crazy over them. They don't seem to do any great harm in my garden but you might have a super breed on your side of the pond.

:rose Hattie :rose