What are pillbugs?
Pillbugs and sowbugs are crustaceans are distantly related to lobsters, shrimps and crawdads. Pillbugs are sometimes referred to as ‘roly-poly’ bugs by kids because they roll into a ball when touched. Pillbugs (and the closely related sowbugs) are brown to purplish-gray in color and to inch in length. They feed on decaying plant material and are commonly found in gardens, mulch piles and other moist harborage areas.
