Our Board Certified Entomologists will uncover the source of your pillbug activity– not just take care of the pillbug problems that are visible. Our Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices will not only help take care of a pillbug infestation, but we will also teach you and your employees what steps to take to ensure they don’t return. Sanitation recommendations, preventative procedures, and continuous monitoring in addition to pillbug treatments will be how Waltham Pest Services technicians will keep your pest control in check.
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Problems Caused by Pillbugs
Pill bugs do not bite or spread disease. However, the pill bug is considered a nuisance pest indoors. Outdoors, they can cause damage to young plants. Mostly, you just don’t want them in your business because it can give the perception that it’s less than clean. That’s a reputation killer whether it’s in the apartment building you manage, at your hotel, or in the homes in your senior living community, pillbugs can cause negative review and loss of revenue.
Pill bugs are between ¼-5/8 inches long and have seven pairs of legs and 2 pairs of antennae. Sometimes referred to as “rollie pollies” and spelled both ways (pill bugs and pillbugs), it’s the only crustacean that has become completely adapted to spending its life on land. This pest earned its nickname because the pill bug can roll up into a tight ball when disturbed. Pill bugs, or rollie pollies, are usually slate gray in color. Their bodies are oval shaped and become round when they roll up. They are easily recognized by their back, which is made up of seven hard individual plates.