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• Steps
• Advice
• Warning

There are more than 2,000 species of centipedes on earth, most of which live in the open air. They also sometimes venture into homes, especially during cold months. While centipedes are quite harmless to humans and help destroy spiders and insects around the house, the bite of a centipede is poisonous, and they are not very elegant guests. If you want to know how to get rid of a centipede once and for all, here's how.

Steps

Part 1 of 2: Destroy the centipede

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   Kill the centipedes as soon as you see them! The centipede's oddly long legs help them crawl very quickly, so you must act quickly. Usually, centipedes do not enter homes in large quantities, so you can solve this problem just by stepping hard or spraying insecticide on the centipedes you see. If you are afraid of even getting close to a centipede, even a vacuum cleaner won't help.
   • If you do not want to kill the centipede, you can try to have it put in a jar and let it go, but this can easily lead to a tragedy of the landlord chattering, the jar breaking and the centipede free.

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   Try setting a sticky trap. You just need to place traps in nooks and crannies, where centipedes often hunt. These traps can catch other insects sneaking around in your home. However, be aware that large centipedes that pass through a sticky or glue trap can escape by leaving a few feet behind. Sticky traps work best on small, not large centipedes.

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   Try an insecticide if no natural remedies are working. Remember that insecticides are only a temporary solution. These products are sold by any garden supply store. Just follow the instructions on the packaging. Even though insecticides do not kill people and pets, it's best not to have long-term exposure to these products.
   • Sticky traps can alert you to areas where centipedes are common and spray them with medication or add sticky traps. If one of the sticky traps catches a lot of centipedes and the other does not, you should probably focus on that place most.
   • If you want to kill the centipede but don't want to contaminate the earth, poison yourself or your pets, you can use natural centipede repellants such as Boric acid or diatomite soil types used in food, or continuously controlling them.
   • Products containing plant-based pyrethrin will kill centipede when they come into contact and can be used by spray or spray.

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   Create barriers around the house. Whether it's a chemical, natural or other insecticide, consider creating a barrier like a trench around the outside of your home. The centipede lived outside and then entered the home. Then they will crawl into the barrier with insecticide. Even if they enter the house, the centipede will either die or near death before you find them. Try insecticides that contain cyhalothrin, which is mainly used to kill ants but can also kill centipede.

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   Get help from a professional service. If you've tried everything to get rid of this shuddering bug and still have not succeeded, then it may be time to spend money on professional services. They will check around the house for ways that centipedes can enter, identify and destroy centipede eggs, and spray around the house with a powerful insecticide. We may not want to admit it, but professionals will do a better job of identifying and solving the problem. This is worth the cost if you can afford it and "can not stand" the centipede. advertisement

Part 2 of 2: Prevent centipede

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   Eliminate all pests in the house. The centipedes would have nothing to eat and hope to die or walk away. A centipede without food also means that it will die or go away.

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   Keep the house dry. The centipedes will dry out and die if they are not in moist environments. You should clean the basement, drawers and any other wet areas, and use a dehumidifier.
   • Place bags of silicon dioxide in the wettest parts of your home. Silicon dioxide is a desiccant, helping to remove moisture from the air and in the soil. You can find bags of silicon dioxide in new shoe boxes or buy them cheaply. Place in the wettest place in the house.

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   Clean up organic materials next to the house. Move stacks of firewood, garden mulch, tarpaulins and compost containers as far away from home as possible. Remove compost, leaves, wood and organic debris. Consider throwing away damp objects such as compost bin if possible.

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   Seal the points where centipedes can enter the home. This will prevent the bugs from entering the home in the first place. Seal all openings in concrete and seal gaps around doors and windows.
   • Use weather braces outside your home to prevent centipede infestation.
   • Seal all holes between the walls.
   • Check gutter and gutters for leaves, twigs, or other things that block the natural flow of gutter. These places could provide potential refuge for the centipedes.

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   Try cayenne pepper. One natural remedy to prevent infestation is to sprinkle a thin layer of cayenne pepper at the points leading into the home, both outside and inside. Dogs and cats should be kept away from these places, even though they may not be seriously harmed if touched by curiosity. advertisement

Advice

• The only creatures that need to be concerned about a centipede's presence in the home are other bugs, as centipede kills and eats many pests you want to get rid of such as bed bugs, termites, silver bugs, spiders and even even cockroaches.
• Centipedes rarely bite people, and sometimes even their jaws are not strong enough to pierce human skin in self-defense. If possible, the bite of a centipede often resembles a bee sting.
• The Raid 'spray will kill centipede fairly quickly if you don't want to get close to them.
• Inspect and track where the centipede came from. Seal any holes or leaks in water pipes or drains.

Warning

• Close the sink and tub drains if possible.
• Be careful when using insecticides. Read the directions carefully before use.