Characteristics

• Usually brownish, flattened, and elongated insects
• Centipedes have many body segments
• Range from 1 - 6 inches in length and run very rapidly

 Habitat

• Usually live outdoors in damp areas such as under leaves, stones, boards, or in mulch in outdoor plantings
• When centipede habitats are around a buildings foundation, they will wander inside

Centipede Bites

• If accidentally injured, larger centipedes may bite, causing some pain and slight swelling.
• Smaller species are not large enough to penetrate human skin.
• Their front legs contain venom glands, and look and act like jaws.
• Centipede bites are not usually serious, but an antiseptic should be used.
• Consult a physician in all cases where the skin is punctured.

Centipede Diet

• Centipedes eat insects, spiders, and other anthropods, they can be beneficial, but most people want them controlled.
• They do not damage food supplies or furnishings.

Centipede Pest Control and Prevention

• Chronic problems will decrease or cease by reducing the natural habitat outdoors which encourage their presence.
• Caulking and other exclusion techniques may be effective, your pest control service will determine what to do.

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Characteristics

• 1 to 1 1/2 inches in length
• 15 pairs of legs, and very long in proportion to it's body size
• Alternate dark and light stripes run around their legs 
• Body is grayish-yellow with 3 dark stripes extending along the back

Habitat

• Unlike most other centipedes, this species generally lives it's entire life indoors
• House centipedes prefer damp areas, such as basements, closets, attics during warmer months, bathrooms, and unexcavated areas under the house.

Life Cycle

• Eggs are laid in these damp places, as well as behind baseboards and underneath bark on firewood.
• House centipedes develop by gradual metamorphosis, immatures look the same as adults, except smaller in size.

Diet

Forages at night for small insects and their larvae, and for spiders.

House Centipede Bites

• The house centipede can bite, it's jaws are quite weak.
• If bitten, their is usually no more than a slight swelling.

House Centipede Pest Control and Prevention

• Eliminate damp places in the building.
• Residual treatments applied to cracks, crevices and other hiding places.
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Control and Preventive Measures

Chronic problem need environmental alteration to include removal of trash, broods, stones, compost & Woodpiles, Grass clippings etc. Incase continuous intrusion is observed from outdoors; soil surface for one meter from the walls should be kept clean & exposed. Residual treatment of building with contact residual insecticides etc are useful. Creation of a Chemical barrier around homes with pesticides spray is also useful. Non-residual contact sprays or ULV Treatment with pyrethrins gives rapid control. Dust formulation of silka aerogel, boric acid are very useful for treating wall voids & Cervices.

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