GlicksChicks
Songster
Yep! Those bugs! Since I have been trying to garden down here they have been my biggest enemy. I have seen them on the plants eating them. If I hadn't seen them I would blame something else.Are you talking about these bugs?
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We call them Tubs, Tubbies or Roly Poly bugs...we've got gazillions of them, but I never minded them. They seem to just hang out, aerating soil, preferably in moist shade under rocks, etc. They haven't really done anything destructive here, as far I know...or am I wrong? I'd rather see those fire ants, ear wigs, black widows & hobo spiders gone more than anything. While watering the seedlings after work yesterday, Something crawled up inside my pant leg & bit me on the butt cheek, right where the underwear line is. Probably a fire ant, got a painful, darn welt on my butt cheek now.
Roly polies mostly hide during the day, so they do most of their eating at night. If you have ever had seedlings mysteriously get their stems "chopped" like a mini beaver done it, that was a roly poly.
I planted 17 jalapeno seedlings outside. All of them were eaten by the roly polies. I planted 23 tomato plants outside as well, only about 6 remain. I planted a raspberry bush start, they ate it everytime a leaf came up. They have been the bane of my existence.
Oh no! I have yet to be bit by a fire ant and I would like to keep it that way.