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How to Get Rid of Centipedes

By
Home Inspector with Home Inspection Carolina

When that you witness a centipede running along your wall or perhaps the restroom they are going to get your attention. Merely the manner in which they crawl, their body shape as well as them legs working hard all at once you can't help but experience the emotion your house is being invaded.

 

Centipedes are generally very long living frustrating relatives associated with lobsters in addition to the crayfish that choose to inhabit wet moist locations together with substantial humidity. There are numerous varieties of centipedes and they also all may have flat shaped worm like body frame. There're frequently located outside the house and desire locations with plenty of plants. You can find them in the mulch, beneath rocks and also around rotted firewood.

 

Nearly all centipedes feast upon other insects. They'll kill their food by means of injecting toxin with their strong jaws found on the lower area of their head. This is the reason you must never handle them, they could bite and they're venomous. Typically the poison simply creates a slight reaction comparable to a bee sting. The principle health problem with this can be a large number of persons and in particular small children could have an allergy or intolerance to the bite. When someone is in fact bitten they should always watch for indications of any reaction and moreover if anyone could experience hypersensitivity to bee stings; talk with a medical professional.

 

The house centipede can be found across the US which is thought to have come from Mexico. To identify the house centipede; adults are usually about 1.5 "in size that have very long legs along with long antennae that will be essentially hair like.

 

No one wants house centipedes in their residence; however they could be deemed as beneficial; since they feast upon various other pests inside your home. They feast upon tiny pesky insects similar to clothes moths, roaches plus almost every other smaller pest they can come across.

 

To be able to free the house of centipedes; keep the humidity in check and employ exclusion procedures by simply sealing all of the holes and / or cracks that they can may very well be entering because of. A single sticky trap positioned in locations you happen to be witnessing them is an additional easy way to deal with them without the need for pesticides. However, if all else does not work properly contact your pest control management specialist.

 

Preston Sandlin and Home Inspection Carolina have providing thorough quality home inspections in the Charlotte NC area for over 15 years.  Preston has a masters' degree in Education and has taught Home Inspection classes for years.  He also is a certified infrared thermographer.  Home Inspection Carolina has  been on TV many times and has a Charlotte Home Inspector radio show .  So you are in need of a home inspection in Charlotte NC, Gastonia NC, Weddington NC, Mooresville NC, Fort Mill SC or Rock Hill SC call Home Inspection Carolina (704) 542-6575.

 

Preston Sandlin

Home Inspection Carolina

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Vickie McCartney
Maverick Realty - Owensboro, KY
Broker, Real Estate Agent Owensboro KY

Hi Preston~  I had no idea that if a centipede bites you it could hurt or even that they would bite!

Dec 25, 2010 10:08 AM
Jay Schmitt
Keller Williams Keystone Realty - Gettysburg, PA
Gettysburg Real Estate Agent

They are nasty little critters. My girlfriend freaks out when she sees those things.

Dec 25, 2010 04:32 PM