Got Bed Bugs? Bedbugger Forums Topic: Is it "centipede season," or is this another cause for alarm?

Nobugsonme on "Is it "centipede season," or is this another cause for alarm?"

Nobugsonme — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:52:19 +0000

<blockquote><cite>Winston O. Buggy - 20 minutes ago <a href="http://bedbugger.com/forum/topic/is-it-centipede-season-or-is-this-another-cause-for-alarm#post-88446"> » </a></cite> Are they in fact centipedes or millipedes? </blockquote> Good question, Winston. I am definitely talking about house centipedes, and we have a nice photo in our <a href="http://bedbugger.com/2007/03/19/faq-is-there-an-insect-that-will-eat-bed-bugs/">centipede faq.</a>

Winston O. Buggy on "Is it "centipede season," or is this another cause for alarm?"

Winston O. Buggy — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:28:01 +0000

Are they in fact centipedes or millipedes? Millipedes occasionally invade homes, sometimes through duct work this time of year. Also depending on your location it maybe that all this rain has sent many an insect a traveling often times into homes. Either set them back outside or vacuum. As far as "another cause for alarm" it is important to realize that we need to coexist with non harmful life forms, it is the kill em all attitude that has lead to some of the resistance and over application of pesticides for cosmetic reasons.

cacutie on "Is it "centipede season," or is this another cause for alarm?"

cacutie — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:19:45 +0000

Centipedes? Is that like silverfish? Every fall, gnats and flies come in more around here (which I hate,) but haven't noticed any other critters around here.

kannon_bosatsu on "Is it "centipede season," or is this another cause for alarm?"

kannon_bosatsu — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 02:38:56 +0000

We've seen a slight increase in house centipedes and indoor gnats/flies. This happens to us every fall. It gets cool so things head inside. Wish they didn't.

Nobugsonme on "Is it "centipede season," or is this another cause for alarm?"

Nobugsonme — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 02:31:22 +0000

Centipedes do eat bed bugs and some folks like to allow them to stick around because of this. On the other hand, people without bed bugs also have centipedes. I notice them more in the damp weather, and yes, when it's cooler.

nycyn on "Is it "centipede season," or is this another cause for alarm?"

nycyn — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:45:27 +0000

They do head indoors in the Fall. And if any show up in here I'll make them a nice cake.

RMJArkie on "Is it "centipede season," or is this another cause for alarm?"

RMJArkie — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:51:13 +0000

I noticed that too!!! I killed a few centipedes before the PCO treated my apartment. Afterward, I still saw a few lying dead in the diatomaceous earth that I've put down in my apartment. I hope folks in the forum are right and that centipedes don't mean bed bugs. I've killed two crickets, too, since the BB treatment. Do they eat BB?

nycyn on "Is it "centipede season," or is this another cause for alarm?"

nycyn — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:25:07 +0000

"A centipede was happy quite until a frog in fun said tell me which leg comes after which? This raised her mind to such a pitch she lie distracted in a ditch wondering how to run." Attributed to Anonymous Please go to sleep.

acs80 on "Is it "centipede season," or is this another cause for alarm?"

acs80 — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 01:59:31 +0000

Hi -- Sorry for all the dumb questions. Still haven't seen a BB but have noticed an increase in centipedes over the past few weeks -- I've seen about four in the past week. They're sooooo gross! I understand that they eat bed bugs (among other things), so does an increase in centipedes = bed bugs? Or is there a particular season with which more centipede sightings is associated? I'm wondering if the beginning of Fall would mean more centipedes were retreating from the outdoors to the indoors? I have interceptors under my bed legs and haven't found anything in them except for a dead baby centipede. Someone else on this site posted that a centipede in the interceptor = a centipede trying to get into the bed because there are BBs in there. Really? I seem to also remember reading that people find lots of random bugs in their interceptors...?