Occasional invaders
Millipedes: identification & millipede control
Millipedes migrate indoors when soil gets saturated or dries suddenly. We treat the perimeter band, pull mulch back from the foundation and seal door sweeps and thresholds.
How to identify millipedes
- What it looks like
- Cylindrical brown to black segmented bodies with two pairs of legs per segment.
- Size
- 1/2 to 1.5 inches
- Where you'll find it
- Mulch, leaf litter, under stones and logs, garages and basements after rain.
- Commonly confused with
- Centipedes are flattened, faster and have one pair of legs per segment.
Signs of millipedes in your home
- Dead coiled millipedes on garage floors
- Mass invasions after heavy rain
- Activity along the foundation line
Millipedes questions homeowners ask
Why are millipedes coming in my house?
Heavy rain or drought pushes them out of mulch and soil; they die quickly indoors because it is too dry.
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