Roly poly/sow bug

Discussion in 'Sick Plants and Problems' started by Josh Jones, Jul 23, 2010.

  1. I have 2 seedlings outside, and i'm just wondering if i should be worried about these bugs. I've seen afew of them around. I had 3 seendlings, and i came out one morning and the plant was completely laid down and died.

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  2. does it look like somethings eating your plants? or did the one just die?
     
  3. As far as I know, sowbugs only eat dead, deteriorating matter. It is more likely that your dead plant attracted the sowbugs than that the sowbugs caused the dead plant! :p

    How big was the plant? And is it on the ground where an animal like a dog or some other wild animal that lives in your area could have stepped on it/knocked it over?

    I like to put a small fence around tiny plants outside until they get bigger so animals will go around instead of walking on them. :)
     

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