Ernies Pest Control
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Millipede Pest Control Facts and Prevention
Ernie's Pest Control services Toledo, Northwest Ohio and Lower Michigan.
Preventive measures for all pests you can take are :
- Do not leave piles of clothing, papers or other miscellaneous things laying around
- Regular cleaning and maintenance of your home or business
- When cleaning, check under carpet edges and baseboards
- Do not have dirty dishes piled up and sitting for long periods of time, especially not in old water
- Especially in hot weather, put your food scraps in plastic before disposing of them
- Schedule regular pest control maintenance
- If you see one pest or insect, chances are you are not seeing rest. A call to Ernie's Pest Control should be made to schedule an appointment as soon as possible.
Millipede Pest Control and Information
Millipede or "Thousand Legger"
Characteristics
- 1/2 - 1 1/2 inches long
- Brownish, oval and elongated animals with 2 pairs of legs attached to most segments
- Millipedes apparent segments consist of 2 segments which are fused together and appear as one
Habitat
- Millipedes normally live outdoors in damp places such as in decaying leaves and mulch around outdoor plantings
- In dry weather they will migrate out of the dry leaves and may enter buildings in large numbers
- This behavior may also occur in lawns that have thick thatch layers, or yards where there are large piles of leaves or compost
Diet
- The Millipede feeds on decaying vegetable matter and new roots and green leaves