what do woodlice do?

[daveandtara]

got zillions of woodlice on my plot.
good thing? ;D
or bad thing? :(
Tara xx

[daveandtara]

[Robert_Brenchley]

They eat decaying plant matter, and on the whole I'd say they're a good thing. They may possibly do occasional marginal damage, I'm not sure.

[Palustris]

They need dark, damp places, so if you need to reduce the population then remove their hiding places. They do little damage in normal numbers outside, but in a greenhouse they can nibble off seedlings.

[tim]

What do they do/

They give me the habdabs!!

[Icyberjunkie]

They sort of pop and ooze a little.......but only on cooking  :P

..........honest!  It was on "Cook on the wild side".

so yo uhave another freee meal from the lottie.  ;D

[weedin project]

Icyberjunkie, that is G R O S S :o

[Mrs Ava]

Miniature armadillos!

Am I the only person (well, me and the kids) that call them choogypegs?

I saw that also Icy, Hugh FW was hoping they would go pink as they are a crusteacian (sp??!!)

[jaggythistle]

   If you have a shed and crossbearers touch the ground at all as soon as said
   crossbearer shows anysign of damp they will start nibbling but no worry it
   would take em bout 5 years to make any significant damage.... watched  the guy
   next doors fence slowly fall victim at my old place. I have eaten them on a
   survival weekend thingy many many moons ago !!!! 

                needed ketchup I thought.... we wern't allowed ketchup :'(

[Icyberjunkie]

You may well be EJ - I have never heard that name before.  Iain

[BAGGY]

We call them cheesey bugs

[GREENWIZARD]

we call them slaters.
i remember Hugh Fernley-Blah Blah said they were related to prawns & tasted like them~don't think i'll chance it

[Shallot]

I am from Devon originally, E. J. and they call them chuggy PIGS  there.  i have also heard the term 'sow (as in female pig)  bug'  Still don't know if they are friend or foe for gardeners though!  ;)

[Mrs Ava]

Well that is it then shallot.  My family are from the fabulous north Devon coast, so I guess, over the years, it has changed from chuggypigs to choogypegs.  ;D

[Andy H]

choogypegs :o

Nah! mum called them cheese bugs

we also had goozgogs :-[ :-X :-\

silly mummy ;)

[wardy]

I always call them armadillos  ;D

[adam04]

yes they do damage, thye nibbled all the woody part of my cordyline off and killed it!!  >:(

[redimp]

choogypegs :o

Nah! mum called them cheese bugs

we also had goozgogs :-[ :-X :-\

silly mummy ;)

Aren't Goosegogs gooseberries?  I think they are in Lincs.

[Andy H]

yES THEY ARE TO SILLY PEOPLE LIKE MUMMYKINS! ;D

[Mubgrub]

Am I the only person (well, me and the kids) that call them choogypegs?

We call them chippy pigs ;D Or Ohms (like from Naussica!)

Mostly harmless but one dark night I did see a bunch of them chomping on my runner beans!

[the_snail]

Woodlice in my honest opinion are armless (but not leggless :D)

They do provide food for birds and frogs and toads

Hey my tip dont sow seeds next to a rotting lod or shed :D

The_Snail