Any tricks for getting these guys under control? I’ve been dusting with diatomaceous earth, but maybe theirs more I could be doing. I’ve also vacuumed them out of the pots. Physical removal has knocked them back some but they are still a problem.
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Damn, never seen that before indoors. A quick wiki look-see says they breed every 2-4 weeks(!) and reproduce sexually. Sperm and egg.
Google says there are lots of organic ways to remove them. Beer traps, fruit traps and diatomaceous earth, but its also important to take their presence into account when making soil.
If there is not enough organics to keep them below surface, they’ll come out and consume the plant.
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Fire. Burn it to the ground and start over again.
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Wow, I’ve never seen those guys on plants. Only under rocks outside. I had no idea they could attack a plant though, interesting.
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Thats what I do with spider mites. Take clones, spray them, put them in a cooler away from the grow space and bring death to it all
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Exactly what I was gonna say I have all sort of creatures in my soil including the rolly pollies…
Usually all I see of them is there exoskeleton laying on the top of the soil …or occasionally when I water …I have had black crickets,worms ,brown,spiders ,centipedes make an appearance every Once in a while while watering …wich leads to my point ….yes Occasionally I have a leaf or two nibbled up from the creatures but usually they stay down below the grade and stay content munching on whatever is in the soil …never have I seen a swarm attack a plant like that ….them boys hungry
@Garden-Buddy How far below the top of the grow bag is that plant ?
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Those gray ones can get out of control. I’ve been hesitant to add any to my beds for that reason. They actually sell “designer” isopods that don’t repoproduce as fast and have unique markings.
Perhaps they need more mulch to munch on and keep them off your plants. I don’t know what would be a predator of isopods. A bearded dragon?
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Centipedes spiders and beetles !
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But then you can’t tell people you have a dragon guarding your stash. 
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Exactly this. They need appropriate mulch to consume…clipped leaves, stems from chopped plants, etc. to keep them occupied and dropping plenty of frass. From looking into some of the “designer” isopods, it looks like they all have preferences so giving them the right kind of munching material is key.
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As others have suggested, they’re only eating your cannabis because there’s nothing better around.
Throw in some kitchenscraps. I have a grande familia of them, never did any damage.
Can also sow vetch as covercrop, chop and drop when they start flowering, nitrogen gets added to your soil through their roots + provides nitrogen rich mulch, and it feeds the rolly pollies.
A Bearded Dragon might eat the plant before it eats the bugs. 
They like to eat greens too.
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The isopods really have only ever caused minor damage. I came down and saw them all over that one this morning and it pissed me off, haha. I did have a bunch of green chopped up material in all the pots but got wigged out about it after listening to some plant pathologist on a pod cast that was saying to keep the compost in the compost. I do seed cover crop and mulch with shredded paper. I think I’ll put some potato slices in there to lure and remove them to get the population in check.
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For what it’s worth, I see roly-polies in my veggie garden all summer munching on the mulch & occasionally crawling on the plants. They don’t usually bother the plants, unless they’re freshly sprouted seedlings.
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