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title: "What can you tell me about this critter; is it harmful… beneficial? I…"
description: "What can you tell me about this critter; is it harmful… beneficial? I found four in just one small shovel full of dirt. If they are harmful, what would you…"
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# What can you tell me about this critter; is it harmful… beneficial? I…

_Publicado por Lynda el 2024-07-02_

What can you tell me about this critter; is it harmful… beneficial? I found four in just one small shovel full of dirt. If they are harmful, what would you suggest I do? TIA. 😊💚🪴

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## 7 comentarios

### Kades comentó el 2024-07-02

info i do not know: what it is

info i do know: yuck

#### Lynda respondió el 2024-07-02

Ha ha… You are so funny!😊💚🪴

### Rachel comentó el 2024-07-02

Greenhouse millipede. They eat decaying plant matter. They aren’t a huge concern but they will eat roots if it is an infestation.

#### Lynda respondió el 2024-07-02

Could you describe what an infestation is? Would the four I saw in a small shovel of dirt equal an infestation, or not? TIA.  
😊💚🪴

#### Rachel respondió el 2024-07-02

Hundreds of

### All\_things\_plants comentó el 2024-07-02

And can bite you

#### Lynda respondió el 2024-07-02

Nasty little boogers! 😝  
😊💚🪴

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