Does it call them sow bugs? They're the same thing.
green beans and pill bugs
Sowbugs and pill bugs and rollie pollies are the same thing.
So are doo-doo bugs and doodle bugs. That's what we used to call them growing up.
Interesting way to trap pill bugs according to Gardening Without Poisons. " To control sow bugs, also known as pill bugs, save used corncobs. Place them under pans or flowerpots which are tipped slightly. Early in the morning, carefully lift the pans or pots and tap the sow bugs off the corncobs into a deep pan, them destroy them."
1lisac ~ I think the Murphys veg oil soap would probably do well on spider mites. I know it will stop aphids in their tracks and hasn't hurt foliage on vegies or houseplants.
Thanks, Pod. I can do that corncob thing real easy. Can't wait to go home and boil some corn!
Pod~I'm going to have to get some Murphy's Oil Soap! Do you use it straight out of the bottle or is there a magic formula for it?
This information on Murphys Oil Soap came from Bubba_MoCity
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...mix an oz or two in a 32 oz spray bottle - fill with water and spray everything except tomato leaves. Seems to keep a lot of flying insects in control, and I have never seen any aphids in my garden.
Odd now that I reread it, I've sprayed on the tomato leaves and didn't notice any problems.
The slug/snail bait says Nothing about pill bugs, sow bugs or rolly pollies, the only product that mentions them directly is Sluggo Pluss.
I lost another single tomato sprout to the enemy! Now I need to see if I have any more seeds for that variety, ARGH!
I wonder if you can use straws around the stems of your tomatoes to keep them away or the aluminum foil like people use to deter cutworms???
The paper cup collars seemed to help; at least I haven't lost any tomatoes since I used them, and I paper-collared my eggplants and peppers and so far they've been okay, too.
I would think that anything that would protect the stems would work, although my twigs definitely didn't. Maybe they deterred the cutworms but not the pill bugs.
I concur, greenhouse_gal. I'm having much better luck with this bunch of green beans, now that I have installed the collars. So far, so good, anyway. LiseP
LiseP - Since using Sluggo Plus and coffee grounds, I've not had too much of a problem with slugs or pill bugs eating my tomatoes. I have seen dead pill bugs.
http://www.wormsway.com/detail.asp?sku=SLUP710
I purchased two jugs of this stuff!