woodlice

[mick2501]

hi
are woodlice a problem and do they cause much damage as we seem to be over run with them this year.both our manure bin and our compost bins are alive with them.even the green house

[arpoet]

As far as i now they are useful little critters.. the only damage to crops that i have seen is caused by them is my mushroom experiment, using spent mushroom compost to tease out fresh mushrooms from the leftover spores. Woodlice seem to love nibbling the tender young caps as the poke through and bury themselves inside the caps.
roger

[rustylady]

They like to eat strawberries too

[Florence Fennel]

They might be useful, but I really don't like them.

[Flummery]

They don't have very aggressive mouth parts so if a slug has made a start on your fruit or veg they will follow up. Generally speaking they eat up festering rubbish so are a Good Thing in my book.

[ginger ninger]

The woodlouse feed on decaying leaf and plant matter on the floor, which in turn helps to keep things tide and free of disease. They'll help in the decomposition of plant matter in your compost bin as well. So in my books there a very useful little creatures.

HERE'S a really good article on them, it's full of interesting facts about them...well worth a read and book marking for future reference.

Here's "The full A-Z on insects/animals" in general. Hope this helps .

[Aberdeenplotter]

The woodlouse feed on decaying leaf and plant matter on the floor, which in turn helps to keep things tidy and free of disease. .

Lesson is, if you want to reduce their numbers keep your plot/garden/shed/greenhouse as tidy as possible

[ginger ninger]

Lesson is, if you want to reduce their numbers keep your plot/garden/shed/greenhouse as tidy as possible

Yup...there's always that option as well