Wet springs are also helpful to fireflies since the larvae feed on things like snails, slugs, and pill bugs, which all come out when it rains. The more food available means the more fireflies that ...

SOW BUGS and PILL BUGS: These harmless bugs ... insects, spiders and larvae helpless. INSECTICIDES: These chemicals have no place in or near a compost pile. Let the critters do their jobs.

But one account that I hear over and over is about the cute little bug known affectionally as the Roly-Poly. There are many other names for this creature as well, including Pill Bug, Doodle Bug ...