Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: prakash_mib on May 20, 2010, 09:20
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What is this bug which is the colour of elephant and looks like one with smothered top. we all would have seen that. Seems that they dont do any harm. and when my son asked what they are, all i can say was it is an elephant bug ::)
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Do you mean the ones that roll up in a ball? we call those pea bugs or wood lice :)
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yep got it wood lice. ta MOS. I still think they dont do a major harm on growing plants.
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They feed on rotting plant material and help to break it down. Sometimes when it is dry they bite plant stems to get moisture but on the whole they are goodies.
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i chased a bug--er round a tree :tongue2: :ohmy:
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we call those pea bugs or wood lice :)
do you mean pill bugs mum ;) the're called that cos they roll up into a ball that looks like a pill. wood lice are actually a different species. wool lice can't roll up, that's how you tell the difference :)
just thought i'd mention that ::)
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In parts of kent they are called PEAbugs and in other parts cheeseybugs! who knows ::)
wood lice can roll up :lol:
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They are called gramasows in Cornwall ! (Phonetic spelling) cos I have never seen it written down :lol:
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Totaly harmless, unless they get to this size, then they will eat your chickens.
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b357/tomfgd/pillbugUnder.jpg)
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Thats awful!
Woodlice are UGLY
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Don't forget; to another woodlouse that is Angelina Jolie! 8)
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Totaly harmless, unless they get to this size, then they will eat your chickens.
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b357/tomfgd/pillbugUnder.jpg)
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Ohhh Yuk :)
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I wonder as they (I think) are from the same family............do they taste like shrimps/prawns............that big one would make a nice lunch if they do :lol: