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dc.contributor.authorHouseman, Richard M.eng
dc.date.issued2007eng
dc.description.abstractSowbugs and pillbugs are closely related to shrimp, crabs and lobsters. Although they may occasionally invade the home, they normally prefer moist areas outdoors at the soil surface in mulched flowerbeds, leaf litter, grass clippings and other debris around foundations. However, cracks between slabs and porches and in basement walls provide excellent hiding places from which these occasional invaders can enter homes. These pests do not pose an economic or health threat to humans, but some sowbugs occasionally damage roots or the tender stems of plants. Millipedes and centipedes rarely damage seedlings. Sowbugs, pillbugs and millipedes do not harm humans or other animals, and centipedes usually are too small to injure humans. However, large centipedes (4 to 5 inches long) can inflict a wound similar to a bee sting. Annoyance from the presence of these invaders inside the home is the main concern with this group of pests.eng
dc.description.versionRevised 12/02, Reviewed and reprinted 8/07/3M.eng
dc.format.extent4 pages : illustrationseng
dc.identifier.otherG-07362-2007eng
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10355/51181
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherUniversity of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Divisioneng
dc.relation.ispartofHome and gardeneng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunityUniversity of Missouri--Columbia. Extensioneng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesG - Agricultural Guides (University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension) ; 07362 (2007)eng
dc.rightsArchive version. For the most recent information see extension.missouri.edu.eng
dc.rightsOpenAccess.eng
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.
dc.rights.licenseProvided for historical documentation only. Check Missouri Extension and Agricultural Experiment Station websites for current information.eng
dc.subjectsegmented ; legs ; antennae ; roly poly ; water ; migration ; plant ; brown millipede ; management ; basement ; aerosol ;eng
dc.titleSowbugs, pillbugs, millipedes and centipedes (2007)eng
dc.typeDocumenteng


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