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Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: thifasmom on September 14, 2009, 11:04:24

Title: Spotted Snake Millipede 'Blaniulus guttulatus'
Post by: thifasmom on September 14, 2009, 11:04:24
not so much a pest but they follow through on damage caused by slugs, etc on potatoes.

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/thifasmom/SpottedSnakeMillipedeBlaniulusguttu.jpg)

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/thifasmom/AGroupofSpottedSnakeMillipedeBlaniu.jpg)
Title: Re: Spotted Snake Millipede 'Blaniulus guttulatus'
Post by: Flighty on September 21, 2009, 19:29:59
Slugs are bad enough in potatoes without these following them!
Title: Re: Spotted Snake Millipede 'Blaniulus guttulatus'
Post by: qahtan on September 21, 2009, 19:55:30
 
OMG.... that thing is awful....... qahtan
Title: Re: Spotted Snake Millipede 'Blaniulus guttulatus'
Post by: Flighty on September 21, 2009, 20:02:58
They're not nice but are a lot smaller than shown, being less than an inch long. Thankfully most millipedes are not a problem

http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles1204/millipedes.asp
Title: Re: Spotted Snake Millipede 'Blaniulus guttulatus'
Post by: qahtan on September 21, 2009, 20:05:26
That's as maybe, but I don't even like worms..... or monsters as our daughter used to call them,,, ;-))))

                                   qahtan
Title: Re: Spotted Snake Millipede 'Blaniulus guttulatus'
Post by: Flighty on September 21, 2009, 20:10:25
Qahtan fair enough, I don't really blame you. The robin I saw today did!

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,39731.msg560827.html#msg560827

and I'm sure that you like these!

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,55195.0.html
Title: Re: Spotted Snake Millipede 'Blaniulus guttulatus'
Post by: qahtan on September 21, 2009, 21:09:35
 Flighty, Yes I did like your little fat Robins, and the butterfly, I saw a Monarch
in our garden last week, doesn't seem that there were many around this year, I think they fly down to Mexico soon, amazing how these tiny creatures can do such amazing things.
Even like our Canada geese still coming and going every night and morning and still shouting or maybe they are singing. :-)))