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Old August 7, 2009   #2
dice
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I have seen them chew on foliage when they were inadvertently
brought inside where seedlings were sprouting, but they usually
prefer dead, decaying organic matter (dead leaves, dead grass,
etc). I have not seen them eating ripening fruit. Maybe you have
something else (like earwigs) chewing on the fruit first and the
Rolly-Pollys are just following up on already damaged fruit.

A small bowl of wilting lettuce at the base of each plant might
attract the Rolly-Pollys (also called pill bugs). There are a few
designs on the WWW for earwig traps. You could try a salad
bowl by a plant with a half-inch or so of vegetable oil in the
bottom, check it in a few days, and see if it is full of earwigs
(they drown in the oil).
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