Woodlice in My Cordyline

Hello
I have just discovered woodlice eating away at the base of my cordyline australis. It is beginning to lean slightly - I don't want to lose it - any ideas on how to get rid of them? All help very gratefully received!!! Thanks

 

I found that in my parents' garden years ago - and I found that it wasn't the woodlice that caused the problem, they had just moved in when the plant was diseased already. I don't know what the problem was, but it was terminal by that stage. I'm no expert on cordylines, but one of the others will pop in here soon, I'm sure.... :rolleyes:

 

No expert either but woodlice tend to go for dead and decaying matter. If the roots have gone and it's starting to lean I would look for vine wevil or chafer grub in the root system (more likely vine wevil)

 

I just had to cut down a huge cordyline which had the same problem :( It had started to rot at the base long before I moved in, and the woodlice had found it a lovely residence!! It looked very healthy apart from a hole at the base, but had started to sway really badly in the wind, so it had to go before it crushed one of the spawns! From the stump I now have 3 babies growing, and they're romping away!! So I've got 3 for the price of 1!! :D

 

No doubt this question has been posed and discussed elsewhere but now we are on the topic do woodlice cause any particular damage to plants, except to make a home in rotting matter?
Kind regards
Roy

 

Don't believe they do, Roy. Here's a bit of light reading on the subject!
http://pages.britishlibrary.net/woodlice/
I love the bit about keeping them as pets.... :D