get rid of woodlice ...

[Deleted User]

🙄  Glad of your replies _taff and all the other helpful informarion found here too ... not a single woodlouse in the house (not that I could see anyway) at all yesterday - delighted but typical!
With increased Covid restrictions here I have, as well as some groceries and long life milk etc, bought a few extra cans of the red Raid spray - just in case.

Retired_Saver

-taff

Keep looking for the source, better to tackle that than respond to the results

roddydogs

Stating the obvious  but the "hairspray blowtorch" is incredibly dangerous, no no,( yes i know its an old post)

[Deleted User]

So far I can't  see any obvious sign of damp but will keep looking and will monitor the level of woodlice activity and where they come from.  The Raid spray is now just a temporary measure.  Once all the Covid restrictions end it will be easier to have the problem treated properly when the cause is found.

Unfortunately  I don't  have good DIY skills.  I would not know how to use a blowtorch, even if advised, so glad that's  not recommended.

Thank you all again.

Retired_Saver

Savvy_Sue

When a reply to this thread popped into my email, I had completely forgotten I'd started it all those years ago. 

I am pleased to report that having repaired the leak at one end of the woodlouse playground and launched a chemical attack at the other, we have been able to use both rooms without distractions or disturbances. 

Now, if I could just get my back door at home replaced, my life would probably be free of them - at least indoors! 

Oh, and it was the bottom of page 3 before vinegar was suggested. 

[Deleted User]

Thanks Savvy_Sue.  I'm glad you managed to sort the problem and, when you get it, hope you enjoy a nice new kitchen  door.  Although I don't  like the woodlice in my house at all, somehow the smaller ones on the floor seemed manageable.   

My panic was the much bigger one (just one so far) marching up my living room wallpaper - from its direction of travel I think it came from the skirting board - although I could not see a gap there at all. Ugg!

For now I'll persevere with the red cans of Raid spray but can you tell me what chemical you used and where it was bought?  I'll get a tube of Polylfilla for the small skirting board gaps - but I'm afraid that's  about the level of my DIY skills.

I know -taff is right about treating the cause.  For now I'll be glad to keep them at bay.  This thread, and the contributors,  is so helpful, encouraging and is really appreciated. 

Retired_Saver

Savvy_Sue

Well, it was 15 years ago, and it was my boss who went to buy the stuff (we were taking over a new building at work), so at this stage I have no idea what we used or whether it would still be available! 

[Deleted User]

Thanks Savvy_Sue.  Until I find the cause I'll persevere with the red Raid.

Retired_Saver