Woodlice in house

[curious000george]

Does anyone have any tips to prevent woodlice from coming into my house!? They come in, walk around for about a day then die (I guess because it's not damp enough for them). I don't know how they get in, whether they come from outside or are breeding inside but they are in every room and are driving me mad!

I know conkers are supposed to keep spiders away, but what about woodlice? I'll try anything! Thank-you :)

[rainbowandbungle]

I get woodlice coming in when it rains and I find a few dead ones. I don't think they are living in my home.

Does anybody know if this would be a sign of damp in my home or do the doors etc just need sealant?

I've also sprayed with insecticide where they are coming in. Thanks

[3orchard]

We are having big problems with slaters, our house has concrete floors, they appear between skirting board and carpet edge, have put ant killer powder along edge of carpet. Does kill most, but do they get in. Have put this ant powder all around outside of house. Any suggestions

[Ilovetolurk]

Baby woodlice look identical to full size woodlice just tiny versions

Not popular on here but I buy dethlac spray from wilcos, spray round the skirting boards and thats it for a year

[ClassyGirl101]

I’m having the same problem, about the wood lice and that, mainly they are in my bedroom and I find the odd one dead on the floor since I have a massive window. However there is a gap in the wood so what do you think I could cover it with. Also I seem to be finding little creatures around I think it may be baby woodlice ? They don’t last long tho and hardly even move. What should I do any advice ? And what do baby woodlice look like. Just to clarify it is them and not some bug that will carry a disease

[Olsmum12]

Hi can anyone help we get woodlice in sons upstairs bedroom but it's only when it's really sunny they come in groups and every time I use my dryer which isn't very often this is really annoying us as we have only live here for 2 years

[Olsmum12]

They seem to be crawling all over the house at the moment but the summer time is the worse we have abit of a wet dpc but we haven't got damp just previous over had decker right up against the dpc and no drainage I'm not sure if there in dpc if it's damp and moist

[Olsmum12]

No I haven't got a clue what I don't understand is it worse in summer there's loads in sons room they are coming from fitted cupboards either floor boards or up the cavitys there in loft to

[Shannoncan]

Do you know where abouts the woodlice are getting in to your home from? If you do then i would recommend spraying this around the area where they are coming from and this will kill them off and stop them coming back.

[Olsmum12]

Hi am anyone help plz we moved in our home about a year one half ago just before summer time and one day I seen a woodlice in small room didn't think to much in to it and then more and more appeared this went on for a while then near xmas it got less and less so we thought it had stopped but it didn't then we noticed the filling summer it got bad again we then realised it was when it was really sunny they were all over bed room so i put powder down think there coming up cavitys or floorboards

[onedogatoddlerandababy]

Ahh, we don't store the wood outside, but it's all kiln dried, so I believe naive and want to stay that way that this means nothing lives in the wood. But the chucky pigs don't come from there, they def appear from under the patio doors. Will check the floor for ominous bowing/blistering and if all good, will block up the gaps and rejoice in the icy cold air no longer chilling my ankles

[PigletJohn]

I was thinking, could the wood in the shed be damp and harbouring wildlife, which then gets carried inside?

[curious000george]

Thanks PigletJohn, don't think it's the shed as pretty certain that's not damp or near enough to the house, we do have laminate throughout the downstairs though. I haven't noticed any bulges but will look closer. Thanks again!

[PigletJohn]

Laminate floors are made of woodpulp, I don't know if woodlice will eat it if wet, but you might see bulges or blisters if it swells. It could also be damp skirting.

I wouldn't expect very many to invade from outside.

Could your woodshed be damp or have an earth floor?

[curious000george]

Thanks everyone for your helpful comments. Yeah I don't mind them either, it's just because they come in and die, so our beige carpets look like woodlice graveyards and I'm forever having to hoover them up!

I had thought that because they do die when they come in (after about a day), it's because it isn't wet/damp enough for them to survive. Is that not right? I don't think we have damp anywhere but maybe will need to investigate further.

It is interesting though about the rain. We do seem to have had ridiculous amounts of them this week, hence my original post, so maybe that's due to the heavy rain we had all week.

[onedogatoddlerandababy]

Ah crap.
But we have no smell of damp and concrete floors under the laminate, damp proof course isn't compromised, all PVC windows and doors, not sure where the wet wood is

Actually I may have an idea and I may have read your opinions on this before wood for the woodburner, but we do only buy kiln dried stuff.

And OP, apologies for hijacking this

[millimurphy]

Find where they are coming in and block hole. I get them - they are either put outside again or in a pot plant - aint their fault they wandered in. But I don"t mind a few critters .

[onedogatoddlerandababy]

Ah crap.

[PigletJohn]

It suggests that the inside of your house gets wet when it rains outside. This is wrong, your house should be waterproof.

Perhaps you have paving sloping towards the house, or a leaking downpipe or gutters.

Your house should not be damp enough for woodlice to like it. They are not sheltering from the rain.

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[FoxSticks]

I'm not sure to be honest - maybe during the rain? Is that bad?

[PigletJohn]

if it's after rain, there is probably a leak which encourages them to march into your moist home.

[onedogatoddlerandababy]

Thank you it's not the actual frame to the door, but the wood/brick underneath the sill, gaps used to be covered by skirting/carpet which has since been removed.

Mine also tend to appear after the rain holds breath for fear of something even more sinister but prays that they're just taking shelter