Inspecting For House Centipedes
House Centipede Inspection
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House centipedes do not cause damage to furniture or food, House centipedes can be frightening due to their appearance and quick speed. They can reproduce quickly and will be a nuisance if they are not treated.
House centipedes mostly live outdoors, but they may have entered your house in search of food or shelter. House centipedes are mostly seen in damp areas around homes.
Find Their Food Source(s)
A good way to locate the source of a House centipede problem is to look for them at night time with a flashlight. They are nocturnal and creatures and hide during the day.
Inside your house, look for them in dark and damp locations. This will include, but not be limited to:
- Basements
- Crawl spaces
- Closets
- Bathrooms
- Floor drains
- Concrete slab expansion cracks
- Pipes entering the home
Look for Their Food Sources:
House centipedes are attracted to houses that have a lot of insects. They will come inside in search of food. They normally feed on spiders, silverfish, carpet beetle larvae, cockroaches, and other small insects.
If you happen to have a House centipede problem, you most likely have an insect problem as well. Check your home for insects and seal up any cracks and openings where they can get into. You might need to apply a preventative pest control treatment to take care of the other pests. When you eliminate their food source, you can make your home less appealing and to House centipedes.