Identify pests and suggest how to get rid of them.

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Mrs. Hasan
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Identify pests and suggest how to get rid of them.

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I found these pests in my bed during hoeing. Can anyone be kind enough to identify them and suggest solution.
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Re: Identify pests and suggest how to get rid of them.

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These are not pests, they are good creatures which feed on dead organic matter in soil...
Mrs. Hasan
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Re: Identify pests and suggest how to get rid of them.

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Jazak Allah for a quick response. They were so many in the bed outside my kitchen that I felt alarmed. Now I can guess why they are in such number.
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Re: Identify pests and suggest how to get rid of them.

Post by eagergardener »

Lol this is wood louse. Harmless

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