Millipedes can also invade the house in summer: if we find them in the rooms, we must act immediately.
Centipede
With the return of summer and the high temperatures, we are seeing many insects appear again , both at home and on windowsills or in the garden. In fact, during these warm months, everyone is once again faced with flies and mosquitoes, but also ants and many other types of insects. However, it is not so common to see a millipede walking around your home. These arthropods can represent a problem that is far from trivial, given that their presence in the house can be a sign of a real infestation. However, millipedes are much more likely to choose the garden, as this is where they can find larger quantities of wood, leaves and bark . These are, in fact, the preferred elements for millipedes to proliferate.
Centipedes in the house, the invasion has begun: what to do
Centipedes, as mentioned, can also enter the house , taking advantage of openings found on walls, in doors, windows, etc. Centipedes actually only need a small opening to slip into the house and invade every room of the house.
Centipede
How to stop them? It’s a delicate task, especially if the millipedes are very small. In fact, the youngest ones enter the house undisturbed , as very often it is not even possible to identify them due to their small size. As soon as they manage to access the various rooms, the infestation begins.
What areas of the house do millipedes prefer to proliferate in? Millipedes prefer the most humid areas of the house , so they will mainly invade the basement and garage.
However, if we also find them in other corners, such as behind cabinets, it means that our house has a serious humidity problem .
To check this aspect and verify if the humidity level in our home is really excessive, we can use a hygrometer , an instrument (available in analog and digital) that detects the percentage of humidity present in the rooms in a few minutes.
If the hygrometer shows a humidity level above the threshold, you need to intervene with a good dehumidifier.
Diatomaceous earth, an exceptional repellent: no more millipedes
By reducing the humidity in your home, your rooms will once again become a truly inhospitable environment for arthropods. In addition to checking humidity with a hygrometer, we can also adopt other solutions to eliminate millipedes.
Diatomaceous earth
In fact, there are natural repellents that are a real nightmare for millipedes. One example is diatomaceous earth , which acts as a natural insecticide and neutralizes the attack of all species of arthropod insects, including millipedes.
The granules that make up this natural repellent are so sharp that they cause cuts in the millipedes: the insects will die from dehydration. However, it’s worth remembering that millipede invasions inside homes are not that common.
On the contrary, it is much more likely to find them in large numbers in gardens and vegetable patches, especially during the summer.