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woodlice

parvinkaurpparvinkaurp Posts: 69
in Problem solving
Hi my problem is woodlice we got woodchip covering everywhere I turn there woodlice what can i do get rid of them? 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited June 2018
    Wood lice don't do any harm, they help break down rotting organic material and are an important part of your garden's ecosystem. 
    You've given them the woodchip which provides them with a perfect home ... similar to the forest floor. 
    I wouldn't worry about them being there and smile when you see them ... apparently they're very good mothers  :)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    If I lift a pot and see I've disturbed a family of wood lice I'm wracked with guilt.
    They do no harm - I love 'em

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    They're my favourite garden critters.  I think of them as miniature armadillos.
  • Jules41Jules41 Posts: 178
    I always save them and put them outside when they find their way into the conservatory. I know my garden is 'working' the more mini-beasties that live there - even the ants are welcome ! 🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
     Any ant within the 10ft exclusion zone around my house or builds a nest in my containers dies. Anything outside the zone is ok. They understand this ;)
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    I don't mind them..........prefer to find woodlice than ants anyday.  
  • Jules41Jules41 Posts: 178
    Still waiting for some lovely black beetles to move in .... my soil is too sandy though I think? 
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