HELP! Pill bug invasion
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Catherine Smith on Jun 04, 2013Don't do anything to them. Pill bugs eat decaying matter, so their actually helping speed up the process in your compost. They're harmless.Helpful Reply
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Nancy Hatcher on Jun 04, 2013Thanks Catherine. I wouldn't mind a normal amount, in fact I would love a normal amount, of pill bugs but what I have is an explosion of pill bugs and they are covering everything in the compost and out of the compost. I've even found them eating live plants.Helpful Reply
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Catherine Smith on Jun 06, 2013Hmm, sounds like the compost is pretty well broken down and the "pills" are looking for more dinner. You might want to pull some of the "finished" compost and add new material, so they will work on the "dead" stuff for you. You can use compost even if it still looks "rough" as a side dressing for your plants. If you want a prettier looking product to use as a mulch, shake it thru a fine sieved screen. My BIL made me one that looks much like a swing, but it's wide enough to get a wheelbarrow under and he put it on wheels, so we can get right next to the bins to use it.Helpful Reply
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