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A myriapod, with many legs organised in double pairs on each body segment. Commonly black or dark grey, it attacks the roots of many plants, especially vegetables.

how do I get rid of pot worms.Its eating all my soft plants Not sure what you mean by pot worms, could it be vine weevils eating the roots? Earthworms would not damage living plant parts. I don't know about millipedes which are black often coiled up

it will be a wireworm.   If not wireworms then I don't know what it could be. I thought it may be a wireworm, but it seems too flat and has lots of legs!! What about a millipede? I have orangey ones, they are very thin. lots of legs and about 3cm-ish  long

... worked it out now. one more for you.. anyone? I think they're spotted snake millipedes.  They allegedly attack your spuds and strawberries during times of drought and there doesn't seem to be much you can do about them but use more resistant strains

snails, or perhaps a dew-encrusted millipede huddled down into the thatch. What I saw, was a succulent plump emerald gem - the chrysalis of a speckled wood butterfly.It took me some while to recognize exactly which butterfly species it belonged to

millipedes. But, just like the longer-legged species, they are predators of other small invertebrates.There were hundreds of them. The rotting timber was obviously the ideal site to shelter in. When they set off, they have a lovely fluid motion, and seem

I got up out of my sick bed to post this, I hope you know. Our brief dusting of snow may have gone, but it was too grim and grey to go exploring in the garden after hibernating ladybirds or flat-backed millipedes. Instead, I ventured upstairs

in Aberdeen at our allotment site we have hardly any earthworms, and wildlife (blackbirds, starlings, hedgehogs) must also be affected. DEFRA should be doing more! :/ Gerry Court, the creature you are describing sounds like flat-backed millipede

I did wrong? Hello Alan! My lovely crop of Rockets will not need to be stored after all because the later liftings have all got regular sized holes in them. It is not wireworms as holes are bigger so I think it is millipedes. There are no beasties

turned brown and curled under. We moved it to our new house and planted it last Autumn. Can anybody help AaaarrrgghHow do get rid of millipedes from veg plot. The are devastating my crop of vegetables. What can I do to get rid of them... Naturally