Re: cp and millipedes

dave evans (T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU)
Mon, 22 Jan 96 18:26 EST

> I bought some CPs from a local nursery and they came
> complete with a stock of millipedes. No doubt the nursery
> is doing this to generate insecticide sales. Any suggestions
> as to the consequences of having a millipede infestation
> and what might be done about it?

I'm pretty sure they eat roots. Repotting and washing the soil
away from the roots will get rid of them. What CP did you get?

Dave Evans