anyone know if having woodlice in your house does it any damage? My old 1800's house seems full of the things. thanks
2007-06-15 07:08:27 · 11 answers · asked by smiler585 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
I live in a modern house and i get them all the time, they don't do any harm. I just put them outside thats all...
If you are worried you can get the enviromental health to come out and spray the areas if you want to get rid of them, just give your local council a call.
2007-06-15 07:12:26 · answer #1 · answered by julie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Woodlice are harmless. They thrive in damp, dark conditions. To get rid of them you need to increase the underfloor ventilation. Check that the airbricks are not blocked and that the spaces beneath the floorboards are dry. Once that is done they will move next door!
2007-06-15 07:35:09 · answer #2 · answered by Michael B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not a known problem having woodlice in one's house, they like to retreat into dark moist places, they are not harmful to buildings, they love under plant pots and under bricks etc.. I get woodlice in my flat sometimes as i am in a bottom floor flat, i just put them out.
They are cute, they remind me of miniature armadillo's :-)
2007-06-18 22:31:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
michaelB has it in one!! Wood lice(coffin eaters)live on old celluose as found in rotten wood, they are related to crabs by their DNA You might have a leaking pipe under the floor, sometimes in an old house there is a miniscule leak from lead pipes, so it would be advisable to investigate.
2007-06-15 08:06:49 · answer #4 · answered by xenon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep guess you got very happy woodlice there munching away night and day
2007-06-19 03:11:38 · answer #5 · answered by john 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Totaly harmless they live on wood debris, but you some times get a infestation of them, but there is a wood lice killer that will keep them under control.
2007-06-15 07:33:38 · answer #6 · answered by Robert T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They like damp places, and eat decaying wood. So check where the are, they may point you to a problem.
2007-06-15 07:32:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we all get them, we get them and other little critters and as far as i know they do no harm at all...if you have a lot of them in your house try looking at them on wikepedia it will tell you all about them...
2007-06-15 07:20:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have them and our cat loves to play with them.
2007-06-15 07:13:10 · answer #9 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are quite harmless and quite cute!!
2007-06-15 07:11:05 · answer #10 · answered by loobyloo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋