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Can anyone identify this "pest"? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by Jtee to c/gardening

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Hello!

My wife and I just put in a ton of hardwork getting our gardens renewed, only to find something has immediately started to eat the seedlings we planted.

Can anyone help us identify this plant eater? Looks like a tiny isopod/pillbug to me.

We live in southern Ontario, Canada.

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[–] evasive_chimpanzee 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Definitely a pillbug/isopod of some sort. Usually, they eat dead plants, at least in my experience. Is it for sure eating, or is it just crawling on there? The way a whole chunk of the leaf is missing is similar to the damage you see from slugs.

[–] Jtee 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

We thought it was slugs at first but made some beers traps and got nothing.

Came out at night and I watched this guy chomp down for ~3 mins before I scooped him up and sent him on his way.

I'll be purchasing some Diatomaceous earth today.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

@Jtee @evasive_chimpanzee organic Sluggo Plus works well on pill bugs too. I use it to protect my beans when the emerge. Rain really dissipates the diatomaceous earth.