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On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:00:31 +0100, Yuri
wrote:

Accidentally dug up artichokes planted in Nov. and found them
honeycombed by these insects - approx half an inch, long many legs and
coiled in circular fashion when resting. Does not appear to like light.
How to get rid of and have more artichokes to plant so any helpful
advice gratefully accepted.
?
Centipedes are pale creamy colour, have one leg per segment and move
fast.

My centipedes are a sort-of slightly translucent chestnut/red.

They are predators and will not damage your plants.
Millipedes are dark grey and have 2 legs per segment, and move slowly.
They are the ones which do the damage.

Yhose have a hard exoskeleton rather like a stretched woodlouse. TAAAW,
there are thin ones which coil about rather like a snake, and are a
sort-of pale marigold colour. Those are vegetarians too, and
technically, a pest.

The centipedes may be there because they are eating whatever is eating
the artichokes.

Depending on whether it's the hard grey one or the flimsy cream one.
It's the grey one which does the damage, I think.

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Rusty
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