sowbugs and roly-polies

	Sowbugs (roly-polies) APPEARANCE: Sowbugs and Pillbugs are similar-looking pests which are more closely akin to shrimp and crayfish than to insects. Sowbugs and pillbugs range in size from 1/4 to 1/2 inch long and are dark to slate gray. HABITAT: Sowbugs and pillbugs thrive only in areas of high moisture, and tend to remain hidden under objects during the day. Around buildings they are common under mulch, compost, boards, stones, flower pots, and other items resting on damp ground. DIET: Sowbugs and pillbugs are scavengers and feed mainly on decaying organic matter. They occasionally feed on young plants but the damage inflicted is seldom significant. LIFE CYCLE/REPRODUCTION: Frequent sightings of these pests indoors usually means that there are large numbers breeding on the outside, close to the foundation. Since sowbugs and pillbugs require moisture, they do not survive indoors for more than a few days unless there are very moist or damp conditions. TYPES OF DAMAGE: Although they sometimes enter in large numbers, they do not bite, sting, or transmit diseases, nor do they infest food, clothing or wood. They are simply a nuisance by their presence.		Types of Insect Categories
Stinging Insect Bumble Bees Wasps Hornets Yellow Jackets Honey Bees	Cockroaches American Cockroach German Cockroach Oriental Cockroach Brown Band Cockroach
Ocassional Invaders Ants Silverfish Spiders Asian Beetles Sowbugs Centipedes Box Elders Earwigs Millipedes Bat Bugs Bed Bugs Springtails Fleas Fruit Flies Clutser Flies	Termites Drywood Termites Subterranean Termites

Sowbugs (roly-polies)

APPEARANCE:
Sowbugs and Pillbugs are similar-looking pests which are more closely akin to shrimp and crayfish than to insects. Sowbugs and pillbugs range in size from 1/4 to 1/2 inch long and are dark to slate gray.

HABITAT:
Sowbugs and pillbugs thrive only in areas of high moisture, and tend to remain hidden under objects during the day. Around buildings they are common under mulch, compost, boards, stones, flower pots, and other items resting on damp ground.

DIET:
Sowbugs and pillbugs are scavengers and feed mainly on decaying organic matter. They occasionally feed on young plants but the damage inflicted is seldom significant.

LIFE CYCLE/REPRODUCTION:
Frequent sightings of these pests indoors usually means that there are large numbers breeding on the outside, close to the foundation. Since sowbugs and pillbugs require moisture, they do not survive indoors for more than a few days unless there are very moist or damp conditions.

TYPES OF DAMAGE:
Although they sometimes enter in large numbers, they do not bite, sting, or transmit diseases, nor do they infest food, clothing or wood. They are simply a nuisance by their presence.

Types of Insect Categories

Stinging Insect
Bumble Bees
Wasps
Hornets
Yellow Jackets
Honey Bees

Cockroaches
American Cockroach
German Cockroach
Oriental Cockroach
Brown Band Cockroach

Ocassional
Invaders
Ants
Silverfish
Spiders
Asian Beetles
Sowbugs
Centipedes
Box Elders
Earwigs
Millipedes
Bat Bugs
Bed Bugs
Springtails
Fleas
Fruit Flies
Clutser Flies

Termites
Drywood Termites
Subterranean Termites

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