Roly Poly Infestation

[wineenthusiast]

I am planting some new flower gardens in a new location and re-planting my vegetable garden in the same place as last year and in both locations I have noticed what seems like millions of these little buggers. Will these things harm either plant or flower gardens? I don't really want to use insecticides, especially in the veggies. I don't mind them there if they wont harm anything.

>These two gardens are on complete opposite sides of my house so I'm thinking I may have them everywhere, these are just the only 2 places I've been digging around in.

[dirtyred]

No, they won't harm your plants. And they're not insects, they're crustaceans, like crabs. They require a damp environment to survive; that's why they're always under something in the shade.

[Deleted]

We have them in our garden and they aren't a problem at all.