How to get rid of centipedes in a private house or apartment

Centipede is one of the most unpleasant creatures that can live in an apartment or house. Meeting with him usually plunges homeowners into shock. If cockroaches and ants became a common occurrence, the centipede in the apartment causes extreme surprise and dislike among the household.

Short description

Centipede is a representative of arthropods, belongs to the order of millipedes. Many attribute it to insects, but this is not so. Millipedes number about 12,000 species found in all corners of the planet. But in Russia, the most common flycatcher is a centipede from 3 to 5 cm in size with many long thin limbs and the same long antennae on the head.

The flycatcher has a light brown color, small black stripes and specks on the body. Each limb is equipped with a sharp claw, which allows the millipede to move along vertical walls with very high speed.

Interesting!

The name of the centipede does not display exact number of creature legs, but indicates a large number of them.

The reasons for the appearance of millipedes in the house

In the wild, these creatures prefer to live in humid places with an abundance of small insects - the main food of millipedes. But where do centipedes come from in people's homes: with the advent of winter, flytraps seek shelter from the cold and often end up in basements and warm homes of people. They are able to reach the high floors of apartment buildings through cracks in the ceilings and ventilation shafts.

Interesting!

In the southern regions of Russia there are large relatives of the flycatcher - scolopendra. They are also harmless to humans, but meeting them causes genuine fear.

Feeling a constant need for moisture, they prefer to live in bathrooms, under sinks, where various small insects are often found: cockroaches, spiders, ants. Having a constant source of water and food, a domestic centipede can successfully reproduce and live for its own pleasure.

How to get rid of centipedes

Man always seeks to destroy any creature whose neighborhood is unpleasant for him. Arthropods, which even have their presence by eating other pests, are no exception.

On a note!

Damaged parts of the body of a centipede when trying to destroy it are able to recover and grow back.

If one or two arthropod individuals accidentally appear in the house, it is enough to simply kill them with the first object that fell into your hands, most often it is slippers. But in the case of a thorough settlement of their home, you need to know how to get rid of centipedes in an apartment or house. To do this, you need to deal with them in more effective and competent ways.

Folk methods

In order not to resort to the search for toxic substances and special preparations in stores, you can use folk remedies to combat centipedes.

1. An abundance of moisture can become the most common cause of millipedes, which makes them comfortable and safe to live at home.In order to remove the centipedes, it is necessary to wipe dry all wet places in the apartment or house, get rid of fungal formations on the walls, carry out regular cleaning, close up all the cracks in the ceilings.
2. To learn how to get rid of centipedes in a private house, it is enough to turn to older people. All of them will surely offer the right way - freezing at home. Over the years, this method of getting rid of pests has been the most effective and safest. Households left in the winter for 2-3 days to live with their neighbors, and left their house without heating. During this time, all insects and pests died in it. In modern apartments, and in many private houses, a central heating system is used, which does not allow using this method of combating centipedes.
3. Boric acid - an inexpensive and easy-to-use drug that helps to get rid of many types of insects, also has a detrimental effect on arthropods. White crystalline particles of acid when ingested on the body of a pest or inside cause a severe burning sensation that can lead to death.

Modern methods of combating flytraps

If a centipede appears in the house, most likely, besides her, other insects live in the dwelling. Therefore, you need to poison uninvited guests comprehensively. But not all drugs are equally effective for many types of pests:

• Glue traps. Quite popular products in the fight against cockroaches and ants, but as a remedy for centipedes is not suitable. The flycatcher can stick several limbs to the sticky layer, but without regrets it will lose them and run on. And the damaged paws will grow back.
• Medilis Ziper. A toxic agent whose solution is sprayed using a spray gun in the centipede habitat. Pest control should be carried out with a protective mask and gloves. The advantage of this drug is its safety in relation to pets.
• Global Original. Toxic paste is used to kill many types of pests. It has a slight unpleasant odor, which allows it to be used with caution in an apartment where pets live. The paste is applied in a thin layer around the perimeter of the room and in places where arthropods often appear.
• Clean house. A very popular drug in the form of an aerosol to control many pests. It has a strong insecticidal effect. One bottle of 600 ml is enough for 2-3 room treatments up to 80 square meters. The tool is recommended for the destruction of flytrap nests.
• Raid. Known spray agent with a pleasant smell of lavender. It has a long effect on pests and remains effective for several days. After processing the premises, ventilation is required.
• Dichlorvos Neo. An improved version of a well-known drug. The composition of the aerosol is odorless, but has a fatal effect on centipedes. Within 2 weeks after treatment, dichlorvos continues to act.

During the use of toxic drugs from centipedes, it is necessary to use protective equipment in the form of gloves and a mask. Before you return to the room, you need to ventilate it.

Prevention methods

To permanently get rid of centipedes, it is not enough to use chemicals or traps. If these creatures find the apartment attractive for living, they will definitely return. After processing the premises with special preparations, it is necessary to carry out a series of actions to prevent the re-emergence of millipedes:

• carry out regular cleaning in the house and monitor cleanliness in hard-to-reach places;
• exclude the appearance of small insects in the apartment, which are food for centipedes;
• make cosmetic repairs in the apartment, close the cracks behind the skirting boards and under the floor coverings;
• check for moisture near the pipes, sinks, thoroughly wipe them;
• carry out periodic treatment of apartments with aerosols for prevention.

Compliance with these basic rules will help to forget about the presence of such unpleasant creatures as centipedes.