Comments on: Pillbug – Armadillidium

By: Tim Eisele

Tim Eisele — Thu, 06 May 2010 18:08:01 +0000

Tasha:

Generally you get them when there is moisture in the house, for example in damp basements. The best way to get rid of them is to make sure your house is bone-dry. Depending on where you live, a dehumidifier might help.

By: tasha

tasha — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:27:14 +0000

My question is how do i get rid of potatobugs they are livnging in my home. i have them all over my house living room,bathroom,bedrooms, some times i find them on my bed.. It’s so nasty!!! How do i get rid of them???

By: Tim Eisele

Tim Eisele — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:05:58 +0000

That will be interesting to see, be sure to let us know when it’s ready.

By: K T Cat

K T Cat — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:54:13 +0000

My daughter is doing a science fair experiment with these little guys. We’ll be blogging photos and videos in a few weeks.

By: Tim Eisele

Tim Eisele — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:54:55 +0000

Retha: They mainly eat rotting organic matter and fungus in moist areas, and as far as I can tell they don’t do much to living plants. They basically have the same sort of effects as earthworms, speeding decomposition but not doing any direct damage. They sometimes will eat stored root crops like potatos, like Cecilia Perez said above, but they’re only a problem there because root crops contain moisture which keeps the pillbugs from drying out, where other crops (like grains) are stored dry. From what I’ve seen they mainly peel off the skin of potatos and then gradually eat the material underneath as it rots. I’ve never had them cause any problems in the garden, so I don’t think there is any real need to control them there.

By: Retha

Retha — Fri, 22 May 2009 02:18:33 +0000

Gee, Thanks

I have so many of these in my back yare. They are invading the plants that I try to trans plant. I cant figure out if they are eating the leaves. How do you rid them. Are they beneficial. Your pictures are perfect and the information if far more that what I expected.

By: Tim Eisele

Tim Eisele — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:17:01 +0000

Here, I’ll try a translation of the previous comment, even though it’s been a long time since high school spanish. Please let me know if I got it wrong:

“At the moment, this is causing a great deal of damage in the production of seed potatoes in the Las Cuibas Experimental Fields greenhouses in Lara State (Venezuela).”

By: Cecilia Perez

Cecilia Perez — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:46:55 +0000

Actualmente esta ocasionando grandes daños en la producción de tuberculo-semilla de papa a partir de vitroplantas en los invernaderos del Campo EXperimental Las Cuibas – Estado lara