Our Board Certified Entomologists will uncover the source of your sowbug activity– not just take care of the sowbug problems that are visible. Our Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices will not only help take care of a sowbug infestation, but we will also teach you and your employees what steps to take to ensure they don’t return. Sanitation recommendations, preventative procedures, and continuous monitoring in addition to sowbug treatments will be how Western Pest Services technicians will keep your pest control in check.
Problems Caused by Sowbugs
Sowbugs don’t spread disease or bite. However, the sowbug is considered a nuisance pest indoors. Outdoors, they can cause some damage to young plants. Mostly, you just don’t want them in your business because it can give the perception that it’s less than clean. That’s a reputation killer whether it’s in the apartment building you manage, at your hotel, or in the homes in your senior living community, Sowbugs can cause negative review and loss of revenue.
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Sowbugs are similar to pillbugs. Both range in size from 1/4 to 1/2 inch long and are dark to slate gray. Their oval, segmented bodies are convex above but flat or concave underneath. They possess seven pairs of legs and two pairs of antennae (only one pair of antennae is readily visible). Sowbugs also have two tail-like appendages which project out from the rear end of the body. Pillbugs have no posterior appendages and can roll up into a tight ball when disturbed, for which they are sometimes called “roly-polies”.