What's the best way to get rid of house centipede? (sh.itjust.works)

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[-] fubo@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

House centipedes are predators. They're only there because there's food for them to eat — prey animals that they are hunting.

Now, what are their prey animals? Here's some critters that house centipedes eat:

Cockroaches
Termites
Bedbugs
Silverfish
Ants

You have house centipedes because you have these.

The centipedes are eating them.

Now, what was it you wanted to get rid of?

[-] CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thank you for your explanation! I feel a tiny bit better about them now despite constantly being startled by a massive one in the sink, etc.

The only bug I've seen is small spiders and the occasional but very rare silverfish or pill bug. We certainly don't have cockroaches or bed bugs. Is it feasible to get rid of their food source or is that a lost cause?

[-] Ciari@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Oh god not silverfish, I had a few in my bathroom a while back and I spent like three weeks spraying all the nooks and crannies with lavender-scented spray every day to make sure no more of them came back. I like bugs but those are some creepy little fuckers. And they eat your books!

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