In article .com,
"Cat(h)" writes:
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| Yes. Keep the compost damper. Ants (and woodlice) are a sign that it
| is too dry, and DO NO HARM
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| The latter was my first gut response to this post.
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| The former I am surprised about. My compost heap was part OK, part
| soggy mess, and it was RIDDLED with woodlice in both parts. ...

That was probably an illusion. Woodlice will not (cannot) live in
soggy compost, but are very likely to appear in large numbers at its
boundary with a dry region.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.