A: Pill bugs are more of a nuisance than they are a threat to people, pets or desirable plants. They eat mostly decaying organic matter but can be unwelcome guests in homes and gardens.

Pill bugs are common but unique creatures that are found throughout the world, including the U.S. They’re also known as rolly pollies because of their tendency to curl up into a ball when they ...

Daniel Baldwin, board certified entomologist at Hawx Pest Control, explains, 'Pill bugs [pictured above], commonly known as roly-pollies, are small, land-dwelling crustaceans that belong to the ...

With winter rains, Bay Area pill bugs are out in force. Fortunately, they’re one of our most beloved “bugs.” Pill bugs. Doodle bugs. Potato bugs. Wood Shrimp. Whatever you call them, there ...

We all run across the pill bug in our gardens. At the first sign of danger, the tiny paranoid crustacean suddenly turns into a ball — in hopes danger will have passed when he unrolls. That roly ...

A couple of years ago, my wife and I had a garden built in our back yard. It runs along our fence and is approximately 84 feet long and 8 feet deep with a fruit tree at each end. We had great succe… ...