This list is to be used at your own risk! – This has been created with the help of the community and the community takes no reponsidabliy for any advese effect your colony may see.
As Isopods are part of the “Clean up” crew they eat alot of the organic items that we place within there enclosers, So we have compiled a list of what organic iterms are safe to be used with your pods.
Some of these products are know differently in different places / sites as we become aware of the different names we will add them to the list as a AKA
Safe Trees/Plants
These are the safe organic products which have been used sucessfully within the community
- Ailanthus
- Alder
- Algae
- Algae and Oak aswell
- Almond (leaves)
- Anacardium occidentale (leaves)
- Aka cashew
- Apple (fruit only no seeds)
- Ash
- Asparagus
- Aspen
- Aubergine
- Aka: Egg Plant
- Bael tree (seed pods)
- Bamboo
- Basswood
- Bell peppers
- Biancaea sappan (pod)
- Aka: Curved brownie seed pod
- Birch
- Beech
- Brachychiton populneus (seed pod)
- Aka: Canohinhi seed pod
- Aka: boat pod
- Broccoli
- Burdock plant
- Cannabis
- Cariniana legalis (seed pods)
- Aka: trumpet pod
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Cattapa Indian almond
- Cherry (fruit only no pit)
- Chinese leaf
- Chollo wood
- Citrus Trees (leaf and bark)
- Cocoa
- Cottonwood
- Cucumber
- Courgette
- Aka: Zucchini
- Elm
- Euphorbia antiquorum (pods)
- Aka: triangle pod
- Dandelions
- Ficus
- Fig
- Forsythia
- Guava
- Halesia/ Silverbell tree (flower pods)
- Hibiscus
- Honey Locust
- Hong Kong Orchid
- Indian trellis vine (pod)
- Aka: arti pod
- Indian redwood (pods)
- Aka: lily flower pod
- Kale
- Kumbak
- Jacaranda tree (pod)
- Jack Fruit
- Japanese Fern Tree
- Japanese Maple
- Lime (not the fruit)
- Linden
- Loquat Eriobotrya japonica (leaves)
- Lotus Pods
- Magnolia!
- Magonia pubescens (pods)
- Aka casca tingui pod
- Mango
- Mangrove
- Maple
- Mesquite
- Mulberry/Morus spp
- Mushrooms
- Musa (Banana)
- Oak
- Ochroma pyramidale (pods)
- Aka: balsa pod
- Olive?
- Ridge Gourd (pod)
- Aka jhinga pod
- Rose
- Russian Olive
- Qualea parviflora (pods)
- Aka Pau-terra estrela pod
- Palm
- Papaya
- Parsnips
- Peas
- Pecan
- Peruvian Cashew tree (leaves)
- Aka: casho
- Plum
- Popular
- Potato
- Prunus Species Almond (no fruit)
- Rocket
- Samanea saman (pods)
- Aka monkey pod
- Sea Grape
- Shrebera swieteniodes
- Aka: pear pod
- Aka: mokha pod
- Soymida febrifuga (pods)
- Aka: lily pods
- Spinach
- Spanish cherry (pods)
- Aka: bakuli pods
- Squash
- Sterculia foetida (pods)
- Aka: samrong pod
- Sycamore
- Sunflowers
- Tuliptree
- Turnips
- Weeping willow
- West Indian elm (pods)
- Aka: mutamba pod
- Uxi tree Endopleura uchi (uxi pods)
- Zelkova
Unsafe Trees/Plants
These are the unsafe organic products where the community has seen issues
- Apple (all but fruit is toxic causing cyanide poisoning eventually this includes seed/pit )
- Apricot (same as apple)
- Cedar
- Cherry (same as apple)
- Citrus (fruit)
- Cypress
- Elderberry
- Eucalyptus
- Fir
- Garlic
- Grape
- Juniper
- Lychee
- Nectarines (same as apple)
- Oleander
- Onions
- Peach (same as apple)
- Pine
- Plum (same as apple)
- Spruce
- Sumac
- Tomato
- Walnut
- Yew
Credit: The Intial List was compiled by “atlplantroom” on Reddit (Here) then this has been updated by Mark @ Bugs & Beyoud
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