"Spider" wrote in message
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ned wrote in message
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"feebib" wrote in message
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..(or 'slater' as they are often called here in Scotland).

Can anyone tell me how to get rid of, or decrease the population of
the
pesky things? We are currently experiencing an increase in the
woodlouse
population in and around our garden, and indeed and some even have
the
nerve to make it into the house. I hate the things and really need
them
all to disappear as soon as...

So if anyone has a similar problem or can help me with any advice,
I'd
appreciate it.

The natural solution would be to encourage Dysdera crocota.
But it's fangs may persuade you that the woodlouse is the lesser of
two phobias.

--
ned

Quite right, too, Ned! Dysdera crocata are great spiders (with fangs
specially designed for eating woodlice, for those who don't know). I'm
not
sure if D.c. occurs as far north as Scotland, though.

I've never had a plague of woodlice, but if I want to 'lose' a few, I put
them on my compost heap. Perfect for them .. perfect for me.

Spider



Gasp; that is an uncanny number of people on one newsgroup that know their
spiders; I am impressed!
Dysdera is indeed a woodlouse killer although, I suspect you would need a
few million of them to make an impact.
Nice thought though :-).