Accidentally dug up artichokes planted in Nov. and found them
honeycombed by these insects - approx half an inch, long many legs and
coiled in circular fashion when resting. Does not appear to like light.
How to get rid of and have more artichokes to plant so any helpful
advice gratefully accepted.
Я

On Apr 7, 9:00Â*am, Yuri wrote:
Accidentally dug up artichokes planted in Nov. and found them
honeycombed by these insects - approx half an inch, long many legs and
coiled in circular fashion when resting. Does not appear to like light.
How to get rid of and have more artichokes to plant so any helpful
advice gratefully accepted.
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Я

Unless they are damaging the plants; don't (get rid of them); it is
pointless.
In fact, centipedes (they are not insects) are predatory and are more
likely to eat pests than be pestilent (unless they are something
else).

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from Des Higgins contains these words:
On Apr 7, 9:00Â*am, Yuri wrote:

Accidentally dug up artichokes planted in Nov. and found them
honeycombed by these insects - approx half an inch, long many legs and
coiled in circular fashion when resting. Does not appear to like light.
How to get rid of and have more artichokes to plant so any helpful
advice gratefully accepted.
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Я

Unless they are damaging the plants; don't (get rid of them); it is
pointless.
In fact, centipedes (they are not insects) are predatory and are more
likely to eat pests than be pestilent (unless they are something
else).

However, I've never seen a pink centipede. Millipede, yes.

Millipedes are vegetarians.

Hmmm. Artichokes. If you have very good hearing, listen to one, very
carefully - if it passes wind...

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Rusty
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On Apr 7, 9:37*am, Anne Welsh Jackson wrote:
Des Higgins wrote:
On Apr 7, 9:00*am, Yuri wrote:
Accidentally dug up artichokes planted in Nov. and found them
honeycombed by these insects - approx half an inch, long many legs and
coiled in circular fashion when resting. Does not appear to like light.

Des Higgins wrote:
On Apr 7, 9:37 am, Anne Welsh Jackson wrote:
Des Higgins wrote:
On Apr 7, 9:00 am, Yuri wrote:
Accidentally dug up artichokes planted in Nov. and found them
I just read what he said again and you are right ("coiled in circular
fashion"); they must be millipedes.

OK I just guessed they were centipedes as when I counted legs there were
approx 100 grin. Yes they are damaging tubers as they are quite eaten
away (honeycombed)
After a Google it appears that there is no way of controlling them.
Thanks for help.
Y.

On Apr 7, 11:19*am, Yuri wrote:
Des Higgins wrote:
On Apr 7, 9:37 am, Anne Welsh Jackson wrote:
Des Higgins wrote:
On Apr 7, 9:00 am, Yuri wrote:
Accidentally dug up artichokes planted in Nov. and found them
I just read what he said again and you are right ("coiled in circular
fashion"); they must be millipedes.

OK I just guessed they were centipedes as when I counted legs there were
approx 100 grin. Yes they are damaging tubers as they are quite eaten
away (honeycombed)
After a Google it appears that there is no way of controlling them.
Thanks for help.
* * * * * * * * * * Y.

Fair enough; the small ones look pretty similar;
You must have good eyesight :-)

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from Des Higgins contains these words:
On Apr 7, 9:00Â am, Yuri wrote:

Accidentally dug up artichokes planted in Nov. and found them
honeycombed by these insects - approx half an inch, long many legs and
coiled in circular fashion when resting. Does not appear to like light.
How to get rid of and have more artichokes to plant so any helpful
advice gratefully accepted.
                Я

Unless they are damaging the plants; don't (get rid of them); it is
pointless.
In fact, centipedes (they are not insects) are predatory and are more
likely to eat pests than be pestilent (unless they are something
else).

However, I've never seen a pink centipede. Millipede, yes.

Millipedes are vegetarians.

Hmmm. Artichokes. If you have very good hearing, listen to one, very
carefully - if it passes wind...

--
Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
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Yes it does ... it passes it on to you (that is, the diner; not just Rusty!)
:~))

Spider

On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:00:31 +0100, Yuri
wrote:

Accidentally dug up artichokes planted in Nov. and found them
honeycombed by these insects - approx half an inch, long many legs and
coiled in circular fashion when resting. Does not appear to like light.
How to get rid of and have more artichokes to plant so any helpful
advice gratefully accepted.
?
Centipedes are pale creamy colour, have one leg per segment and move
fast. They are predators and will not damage your plants.
Millipedes are dark grey and have 2 legs per segment, and move slowly.
They are the ones which do the damage.
The centipedes may be there because they are eating whatever is eating
the artichokes.
I assume you mean Jerusalem artichokes.

Pam in Bristol

Pam Moore wrote:
The centipedes may be there because they are eating whatever is eating
the artichokes.
I assume you mean Jerusalem artichokes.

Pam in Bristol

Yes and they are millipedes.

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from Pam Moore contains these words:
On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:00:31 +0100, Yuri
wrote:

Accidentally dug up artichokes planted in Nov. and found them
honeycombed by these insects - approx half an inch, long many legs and
coiled in circular fashion when resting. Does not appear to like light.
How to get rid of and have more artichokes to plant so any helpful
advice gratefully accepted.
?
Centipedes are pale creamy colour, have one leg per segment and move
fast.

My centipedes are a sort-of slightly translucent chestnut/red.

They are predators and will not damage your plants.
Millipedes are dark grey and have 2 legs per segment, and move slowly.
They are the ones which do the damage.

Yhose have a hard exoskeleton rather like a stretched woodlouse. TAAAW,
there are thin ones which coil about rather like a snake, and are a
sort-of pale marigold colour. Those are vegetarians too, and
technically, a pest.

The centipedes may be there because they are eating whatever is eating
the artichokes.

Depending on whether it's the hard grey one or the flimsy cream one.
It's the grey one which does the damage, I think.

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from Yuri contains these words:
Pam Moore wrote:
The centipedes may be there because they are eating whatever is eating
the artichokes.
I assume you mean Jerusalem artichokes.

Pam in Bristol

Yes and they are millipedes.

No, centipedes will eat the millipedes...

The soft little millipedes eat detritus, mainly, I think, but the grey
ones munch vegetable matter.

Most of the damage to my artichokes is occasioned by slugs.

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Rusty
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