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 into a state of shock homeowners. If a cockroaches and ants became commonplace, then the centipede in the apartment causes extreme surprise and hostility among the household.

Short description

Centipede is a representative of arthropods, belongs to the order of centipedes. Many are attributed to insects, but this is not so. The centipedes comprise about 12,000 species inhabited in all corners of the planet. But in Russia, the common flytrap is most common - a centipede ranging in size from 3 to 5 cm 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 centipede to move along vertical walls at a very high speed.

Interesting!

The name centipede does not display exact number of creature legsbut indicates a large number of them.

Causes of centipedes in the house

In the wild, these creatures prefer to live in wet places with an abundance of small insects - the main food of the centipedes. But where do the centipedes from the man’s houses come from: with the arrival of winter, the flycatchers seek shelter from the cold and often end up in basements and warm homes of people. They are able to get to high floors through the gaps in the ceilings and ventilation shaftsapartment buildings.

Interesting!

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

Centipede in the apartment

Feeling a constant need for moisture, they prefer to live in bathrooms, under sinks, where various small insects often live: cockroaches, spiders, ants. Having a constant source of water and food, the home centipede can successfully multiply and live happily.

How to get rid of centipedes

Man always seeks to destroy any creature, the neighborhood with which he is unpleasant. Arthropods, which by their presence even benefit by eating other pests, have not become an exception.

On a note!

Damaged parts of the centipede when trying to destroy it can be restored and grow back.

If in the house one or two individuals of arthropods appear by chance, it is enough just to kill them with the first object that fell into the hands, most often it is sneakers. 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.For this it is necessary to deal with them in more efficient and competent ways.

Folk methods

Folk remedies

In order not to resort to the search for toxic substances and special preparations in stores, you can use the popular means of dealing with centipedes.

1. The most common reason for the appearance of centipedes can be an abundance of moisture, which makes them comfortable and safe to live at home. In order to remove centipedes, it is necessary to wipe dry all wet places in an apartment or house, get rid of fungal formations on the walls, carry out regular cleaning, seal up all the gaps in the ceilings.
2. To learn how to get rid of centipedes in a private house, just contact the older generation. All of them are sure to offer the right way - freezing the house. For many years, this method of pest control has been the most effective and safe. Households left to live with their neighbors for 2-3 days in the winter, and left their home 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 dealing with centipedes.
3. Boric acid - an inexpensive and easy-to-use drug helps to get rid of many species of insects, also has a detrimental effect on arthropods. The white crystalline particles of the acid, when they come into contact with the pest or into the body, cause severe burning, which can lead to death.

Modern methods of dealing with flycatchers

Means to control the centipede

If a centipede appeared in the house, it is likely that other insects also live in the dwelling. Therefore, you need to poison the uninvited guests complex. 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 means of centipedes is not suitable. The flycatcher can stick with several limbs to the sticky layer, but without regret it will lose them and run on. And the damaged legs will grow back.
• Medilis-Ziper. Toxic agent, the solution of which is sprayed with a spray in the habitat of the centipede. Disinsection should be carried out in 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 faint unpleasant odor, which allows it to be used with care in an apartment where pets live. Paste is applied with a thin layer around the perimeter of the room and in places of frequent arthropod appearance.
• Clean house. Very popular drug in the form of an aerosol to combat many pests. It has a strong insecticidal action. One 600 ml bottle is enough for 2-3 treatment rooms up to 80 square meters. The tool is recommended for the destruction of the nest of the flycatcher.
• Raid. Known spray with a pleasant lavender smell. It has a long-lasting effect on pests and remains effective for several days. After processing, the room requires airing.
• 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 Dichlofos continues to act.

When using toxic drugs for centipedes, it is imperative to use protective equipment in the form of gloves and masks.Before returning to the room again, you need to air it.

Prevention methods

Prevention methods

To permanently get rid of centipedes, it is not enough to use chemical means or traps. If these creatures find an apartment attractive for life, they will definitely return. After processing the premises with special preparations, it is necessary to carry out a series of actions to prevent the reappearance of centipedes:

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

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