Slaters
Porcellio scaber Latreille
Order: Isopoda
Family: Porcellionidae
Size range
- Up to 17 mm long
Distribution
- Introduced from Europe. Widespread in backyards in New Zealand
Life History
- Found in damp places, compost heaps, under bark and garden debris
- Usually eat decaying plant matter, but feed on root vegetables if soil moisture is low. Also windfall fruit, seedlings
- Sometimes found in large numbers
- Also known as woodlice