how do i rid my house of pill bugs?

Answer 1

Bugs need water and are often attracted to poorly drained/damp areas of homes.Check the drainage of rain water and gutters. You may need to have areas of your property graded to draw water away from your foundation. A temporary (and ecologically unfriendly) fix would be to treat your yard with a pesticide like Diazinon. Then spray or fog the inside and follow with a good cleaning (especially of the areas where you notice the bugs).

Answer 2

Pill Bugs or Potato Bugs are actually closer related to lobsters and crabs than to centipedes and millipedes, and that centipedes and millipedes, despite looking so similar superficially, are actually not too closely related. Removing plant debris to discourage them is all that is required in most gardens. But the valuable contribution they make to the decomposition process in vegetable matter means that unless they are a direct threat to seedlings or crops, they should be left well alone. In the commercial setting they can be controlled by soil sterilization with steam or methyl bromide .

You can also effectively trap pill bugs using a half of a cantaloupe that's placed upside down where pill bugs are a problem. A perimeter pesticide spray may help break the cycle for a short time but will not eliminate the problem permanently. Remember, if you don't solve the moisture problem, the bugs will return no matter what chemicals you use, or how much you use them.

I would also say try Orange Guard all natural bug spray. You can find it at your local health food store.