Tried pest control firms but they all say it'll be around £100, but they'll come back in a couple of months. What I need is either a good way to get rid of them permanently, or a cheap regular thing I can do.
2007-01-12 00:13:07 · 7 answers · asked by ein 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Thanks for the ideas so far. Should add:
It is damp in there because it's dug out of a chalk hill and it's old, but it's well ventilated and quite light.
Powders don't work because they (woodlice) come from the roof, but the bug bomb idea sounds like a goer.
2007-01-12 06:44:45 · update #1
Set off a bug bomb in your garage - repeat as necessary. Go to the garden center and get a good outdoor pesticide that you can broadcast spray around your yard using a hose end sprayer - particularly near your garage. Diazinon is a good one. You can also get diazinon granules that you can put down first.
2007-01-12 00:17:42 · answer #1 · answered by PRS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use a multi-purpose ant and bug powder and it works a treat. Only costs 99p for tub from Wilko. Any garden centre or large DIY store will sell a similar product.
2007-01-12 00:18:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
woodlice like the damp and also the dark - any way you can make conditions drier and lighter? That should help
2007-01-12 00:19:28 · answer #3 · answered by big pup in a small bath 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Identify the cracks they come in from.Boil the kettle then pour the hot water into the cracks.You will then realise that man is king.NOT INSECTS!!!!!
2007-01-12 00:22:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
THEY ARE THERE BECAUSE OF DAMP, GET RID OF THE DAMP AREAS AND THEY WILL DISAPPEAR, BY THE WAY AS A FOOTNOTE, THEY TASTE JUST LIKE SHRIMP, TRY EATING ONE, SERIOUSLY, TASTE GREAT.
2007-01-12 01:12:49 · answer #5 · answered by trudidog7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can buy woodlice powder from garden centres
2007-01-12 01:14:47 · answer #6 · answered by frankturk50 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try mothballs - cheap and effective?
2007-01-12 05:51:30 · answer #7 · answered by jonova2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋