What pest is doing this?

[abrogard]

Trying to grow some herbs. From seed.
First to come up were the Sage.
Going alright and then this morning I find destruction has been wrought.
One seedling cut off at the base.
Others chopped to bits.
I wonder what does this and why?
I mean is it birds just pecking for play or something?
Or a pest that lives in the soil, cuts them down now and pulls them into it's burrow later?
Or what?
And what do do about it?
I've just brought them into the potting area and up on the bench for today. Will sprinkle some slug and snail pellets but I don't think it's them is it?
Here's some pics:

 

[Chuck]

It looks a lot like cutworm damage. For some reason they cut a plant off at the base and then sometimes proceed to cut off the leaves as well. I have never seen a cutworm actually eat anything it has cut down. If you dig down 2 or 3 inches I'll bet you will find him.

 

[YumYum]

Hard to tell from the shadows but that sort of looks like a cutworm laying there:

 

[MiTmite9]

Trying to grow some herbs. From seed.
First to come up were the Sage.
Going alright and then this morning I find destruction has been wrought.
One seedling cut off at the base.
Others chopped to bits.
I wonder what does this and why?
I mean is it birds just pecking for play or something?
Or a pest that lives in the soil, cuts them down now and pulls them into it's burrow later?
Or what?
And what do do about it?
I've just brought them into the potting area and up on the bench for today. Will sprinkle some slug and snail pellets but I don't think it's them is it?
Here's some pics:

Please do not use slug/snail pellets. They are bad for pets, children, birds, etc.

 

[Rye]

It could possibly be isopods, or "rolly-pollies." I used to think of them as relatively innocuous, primarily feeding on dead matter, however that is not the case from my own experience.

 

[roadrunner]

This guy got it right. Rolly Pollies are a benefit, provided you manage your garden correctly.

 

[big rockpile]

I was worried about Rolly Polys in my Compost until I found they was helping.

I had some potted plants setting on the ground started having Rolly Polys feed on them I'm not wanting to build up soil there so I moved the plants and removed the damaged leaves.

big rockpile