There’s nothing quite like the feeling of waking up in the middle of the night, thinking you hear something scurrying around in your room. You flip on the light to find a creepy-crawly making its way across your floor! But is it a centipede or millipede? And does it even matter? As someone who has …
We’ve all seen them. Scurrying across the floor in search of food or shelter, these long-bodied pests can be quite a nuisance. Where do centipedes come from? House centipedes come from the Mediterranean region. The first mention of centipedes in the US was in 1849. Today the little creatures are well-established in the Northeastern parts …
Centipedes are arthropods that belong to the Chilopoda class – a group that includes several multi-legged creatures such as millipedes. If your house is infested with these crawlers, you must eliminate their food sources. To do that, you first need to understand what centipedes eat. So what do centipedes eat? Centipedes exhibit carnivorous tendencies – …
Creepy-looking insects, centipedes generally reside outdoors under tree bark, leaves, boards, and stones. However, they frequently enter homes to cause inconvenience. Centipede infestation is one of the most common indoor pest problems facing homeowners in America today. Often, confirming or ruling out a centipede infestation in a house can be hard. The reason is that …
Few things are more unsettling than waking up in the middle of the night to find a centipede crawling on your bed. Centipedes can be a common pest in many households and often enter through cracks and crevices in search of food or moisture. This article will provide tips on how to keep centipedes out …
Centipedes are nocturnal creatures that scurry around in the dark. This means they’re searching for a warm place to rest until it gets warmer outside. They might also be coming in for nesting reasons, as they lay their eggs on the ground. If you want to avoid one of these critters coming into your home, …
Not only do centipedes look disgusting, but they can also cause you a lot of pain and inconvenience. Even though centipedes generally do not inflict life-threatening bites, they can eventually send you to the hospital if they bite you on or around the lymph. With this in mind, you may want to know how you …
Even though the word centipede means “100 footed,” not all centipedes have a hundred legs. In fact, centipedes rarely have 100 legs. They either have more or less than 100 legs, while some even have as little as 15 legs. But then again, for us bipedal humans, even 15 is a significant number. If you’ve …
Centipede-infected house plants can become a significant pain if left ignored. Trust us, we know! We’ve heard plenty of stories where a few house plants indoors became home to quite a large family of centipedes. Whenever these plants were watered, the centipedes would crawl out the bottom. Some even drowned, but more of them sprouted …
Do you know that there are around 2,000 different types of centipedes? Luckily, nearly all of them live outdoors. However, some species of centipedes like to dwell in the confines of home. In this brief guide, we are going to explain in detail how you can get rid of house centipedes. What are house centipedes? …