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Old 07-04-2009, 06:59 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Small pale pink centipede

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from Yuri contains these words:
Pam Moore wrote:
The centipedes may be there because they are eating whatever is eating
the artichokes.
I assume you mean Jerusalem artichokes.

Pam in Bristol


Yes and they are millipedes.


No, centipedes will eat the millipedes...

The soft little millipedes eat detritus, mainly, I think, but the grey
ones munch vegetable matter.

Most of the damage to my artichokes is occasioned by slugs.

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Rusty
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