Pill Bugs/Roly Poly's are everywhere in our garden. And they are burrowing into our strawberries (burrowed into our beets last year). What can be done?
pill bugs eating strawberries!!! :(
Try 7 Dust.
Is it safe around vegetables?
Yes, just be sure to wash all veggies.
Hasn't Sevin been implicated in some of the problems with honey bees? I believe I read an article put out by our extention office, in the paper, suggesting not using Sevin for this reason. I wonder if there is some other way to work with these bugs. My strawberries have also been under attack. I was thinking of trying to mulch thickly with wet newspaper between the plants. I would think the pill bugs would prefer to be under the newspapers as they like dark and cool, while the strawberries could be ripening on top. Anyone ever try that?
I like that idea about the newspaper...maybe I'll try that.
This message was edited May 25, 2010 12:24 PM
While reading another question posted by Kristen24 about grub worms, Ret_Sgt_Yates posted a mixture to spray that seems to be Bee friendly. It was a homemade mixture he called: BUG B GONE FROM YOUR GARDEN SPRAY THE NATURAL WAY. You might try that.
thank you Kat your not far from me at all i'm in Sparta,TN. yes it works well It's My Brew I made works for Vegges, flowers, and Varmits Should have patened it but some folks like it on salad LOL can't win for losen i guess any way good luck.
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