Earwigs and Pill bugs composters?

danielnc84 · May 1, 2013

along with worms are pill bugs aka Potato bugs i think and Earwigs composters?

bughunter99 · May 5, 2013

Yes pill bugs, aka sow bugs are composters. They munch on decaying plant material. However they will also chomp on fresh young seedlings.

Earwigs are not as much of composters. They dine on dead bugs and live plants can can do damage to all sorts of things from lettuce to dahlias to clover. Pity they didn't just like clover.

Stacy

May 1, 2013	#1
danielnc84 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: North Carolina Posts: 37	Earwigs and Pill bugs composters? along with worms are pill bugs aka Potato bugs i think and Earwigs composters?

May 5, 2013	#2
bughunter99 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: zone 5 Posts: 821	Yes pill bugs, aka sow bugs are composters. They munch on decaying plant material. However they will also chomp on fresh young seedlings. Earwigs are not as much of composters. They dine on dead bugs and live plants can can do damage to all sorts of things from lettuce to dahlias to clover. Pity they didn't just like clover. Stacy