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Default Woodlice problem

On Wed, 25 Jul 2018 22:14:15 GMT, Rosie Flora
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replying to alec green, Rosie Flora wrote:
How did you get rid of them?
I have the same problem I have no dampness but I keep finding dead woodlice in
corners of my lounge which is carpeted


I replaced my skirting board and fitted UPCV doors.

Woodlice were coming in through the front and rear doors. Spray from
garden shops had a slight effect and if I was present in the house all
year might have got them all, but when I pulled off a piece of
skirting the reason for the "invasion" became clear. The little
horrors had chewed paths into the rear of the stuff, the skirting then
became a veritable conduit for a safe quick passage around the house.

Replacing the skirting in the front and rear where the original wooden
doors were has virtually stopped the infestation.

I am slowly replacing all the skirting in the house with MDF, and
still find the odd one or two live woodlice, but the problem has to
all intents and purposes disappeared.

The problem solved itself with the UPVC really and oddly enough after
replacing the door and the skirting in the porch, on my return back
home after a few months away, I used to find little groups of dead
woodlice on the floor near the inside of the front door. This was
after the first year. No sign of that now.

AB