Mary Jo DiLonardo has worked in print, online, and broadcast journalism for 25 years and covers nature, health, science, and animals. The roly-poly, or pill bug, is a terrestrial crustacean that looks ...

As I have the opportunity to visit with folks about the natural world, I love hearing the countless stories of the fond memories that many people recall of where they would interact with nature as ...

Mira M. of Sebastopol asks: How damaging are those roly-poly bugs in the garden? Do they need to be controlled? Compared to other insects, roly-poly bugs, aka sowbugs or pillbugs, are low on the ...

If you’ve ever picked up a flower pot on your patio or dug around in a pile of mulch, you’ve probably seen a roly poly. The common name, given to both pillbugs and sowbugs, is appropriate because of ...

From roly-polys to transplanting, advice for the spring gardener from Gwen Kilchherr and Dana Lozano. Mira M. of Sebastopol asks: I have quite a few of those ‘roly-poly’ bugs in my garden. A friend ...