Wood lice problem
#1
11-16-08, 10:07 AM
Wood lice problem
How do you treat or get rid of wood lice?
Pictures below show my problem.
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Pictures below show my problem.
DSC00266.jpg - Image - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
DSC00269.jpg - Image - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
#2
11-16-08, 10:32 AM
Get rid of the moisture and you will get rid of the woodlice. They eat mostly dead plant material.
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#3
11-16-08, 10:37 AM
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http://www.oxford.gov.uk/files/seeal...9/Woodlice.pdf
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Why do you think you have woodlice? I can't see any, but that could just be the picture. Because of the damaged wood? Wood lice don't damage dry wood, only wet rotten wood apparently. Looks more like rot or temite damage.
Seems like we call those roly-poly's down here.
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Why do you think you have woodlice? I can't see any, but that could just be the picture. Because of the damaged wood? Wood lice don't damage dry wood, only wet rotten wood apparently. Looks more like rot or temite damage.
Seems like we call those roly-poly's down here.
#4
11-16-08, 10:58 AM
This condition is in the Caribbean. It may not be woodlice, it may infact be termites. The wood being attacked is in the roof and the walls that is not wet. In DSC00269, shows the tunnel that the termites are using to travel from ground to area of attack.
#5
11-16-08, 11:09 AM
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Sorry, the second pic was too blurry, looked like an extension cord or something to me.
You will need to contact some sort of exterminator. You probably have extensive damage inside the walls/ceiling, if it is that obvious outside the walls. You will probably have to pull the interior or exterior walls off to do a proper inspection.
You will need to contact some sort of exterminator. You probably have extensive damage inside the walls/ceiling, if it is that obvious outside the walls. You will probably have to pull the interior or exterior walls off to do a proper inspection.
#7
11-17-08, 08:03 AM
Tdbn1, I agree with Gunguy. The picture is too blurry to tell what it is. You should contact a local exterminator to determine what the pests are and how to treat. You will need to repair any rotted wood.
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