Edit: kill it with fire
You really shouldn’t do that. They’re harmless to people, and if you’ve got many of them then that means you’ve got worse pest problems to worry about. Pests that the house centipedes are helping to keep under control.
But they look like terrible aliens coming to eat me. The panic they induce in me has me very worried. Also apperently their sting hurts similarly to a wasps sting.
I’m ok with the spiders, they just chill at the ceiling, day and night. House centipedes hide from me during the day and run around like maniacs in the night. And that’s just not right.
House centipedes are predators. They’re only there because there’s food for them to eat — prey animals that they are hunting.
Now, what are their prey animals? Here’s some critters that house centipedes eat:
- Cockroaches
- Termites
- Bedbugs
- Silverfish
- Ants
You have house centipedes because you have these.
The centipedes are eating them.
Now, what was it you wanted to get rid of?
Thank you for your explanation! I feel a tiny bit better about them now despite constantly being startled by a massive one in the sink, etc.
The only bug I’ve seen is small spiders and the occasional but very rare silverfish or pill bug. We certainly don’t have cockroaches or bed bugs. Is it feasible to get rid of their food source or is that a lost cause?
Just so we’re clear, you’re advocating making use of the house centipedes to get rid of bedbugs? You’re inviting centipedes into your bed?
Oh god not silverfish, I had a few in my bathroom a while back and I spent like three weeks spraying all the nooks and crannies with lavender-scented spray every day to make sure no more of them came back. I like bugs but those are some creepy little fuckers. And they eat your books!
Napalm
Borax tablets. Just hide them around on the floor. Don’t do this if you have loose pets that might eat them.
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Fire? Probably not the preferred method. Diatomaceous earth is good for almost all bugs while also being very safe for households, especially with pets or children as its only dangerous to humans if a very large amount is ingested
I think he’s trying to keep the house and just get rid of the bugs though
You don’t want them around? They hunt pests.
If you mean scutigera, get rid of their food sources. They particularly like roaches. As frightening as they are, the scutigera are our friends.
I don’t have any roaches. I do see the occasional small spider though.
This has to be bait, right?
Is there bait? I’ve only seen it for ants.
