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Compost pile
Photos by Coral Von Zumwalt

3. Use clean compost

Pillbugs and sowbugs are useful in a compost pile (they help turn decaying material into humus), but they eat seedlings. Before applying compost, sift out non-decayed pieces, then bait with lettuce to lure out bugs that remain.


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