These little rolley polley bugs are eating the roots too lots of my plants. I want them gone without hurting anything else.
2007-12-12 02:08:27 · 3 answers · asked by Makingwishes 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Roly Polies and Sow bugs are two separate insects and they don't eat roots. They eat decaying vegetation. Armadillidium vulgare... Pill bugs... (roly polies) and Sow bugs are beneficial insects that clean up decaying matter. The two may be unsightly, but they are not the insects that are damaging your wisteria.
Info on the roly poly:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillidium
Info on the sow bug:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sow_bug
You should be aware of this information so that you can correctly identify the insect causing damage to your plants. Until then, there are several products on the market that you can find at any local garden center. However, my personal favorite is regular dish soap. Just mix 1tsp dish soap, 1 tsp lite cooking oil in a 32oz spray bottle of water and spray the tops and bottoms of leaves, stems, stalks, trunks, and even the top layer of soil to kill most insects.
Good Luck
2007-12-12 03:09:22 · answer #1 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Diatomaceous Earth,
Food Grade or Horticultural Grade
Diatomaceous Earth
http://schoolipm.ifas.ufl.edu/Florida/Pest%20Press/Arizona/September%20Diatomaceous%20Earth.pdf
DIATOMACEOUS EARTH: A Non Toxic Pesticide,
by Professor Stuart B. Hill, Department of Entomology and Ecological Agriculture Projects http://www.thebirdman.org/Index/Others/Others-Doc-Health&Medicine/+Doc-Health&Medicine-MscCures&Suggestions/DiatomaceousEarthAsNaturalPesticide.htm
2007-12-12 10:19:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sevin Dust
2007-12-12 15:26:36 · answer #3 · answered by keemen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋