Comments on: Centipedes & Millipedes

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:59:28 +0000

I am going to try the dish soap recipe. My husband is going through bottles and bottles of spray. Our home is infested. I must have killed at least 75 today in my house. And they love to hang off of the side of our garage at night. EEEEWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am going to also rip out the two flower beds outside of our kitchen and behind the garage. Wish me luck!!! I have probably already used about 2 rolls of toilet paper and one roll of paper towels squishing the little devils!

By: Terrianne

Terrianne — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:42:04 +0000

This is so helpful. We’ve been growing herbs and vegetables for years but this is our first experience with Millipedes. We’re infested! And just like you said, especially at night. So much so that it is impossible to leave our home without stepping over them. Gross! And really creepy. I’ve tried a mix of hot sauce, dish detergent and water, and then vinegar. They really hated that. As it does smell rather pungent, I’m going to try adding dish detergent, like you’ve suggested, and more of it, to a water solution and see how it goes. Thank you so much for youe help. My neighbors and I really appreciate your help.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:48:09 +0000

Hey! I am not saying to spray the laundry detergent, just sprinkle it out all around your house. We have a newer house also, 3 years old, so I just put the straight laundry detergent all around the carport, the other porches and all around the house. My husband pulled the pine straw back and we put the detergent. I used the cheap kind from The Dollar store. I CANNOT believe how good it works!! My husband did not believe it would work, he said I would listen to anybody!! But Lynn really did know what she was talking about and I am SOO Thankful!! Try it and let us know how it works for you. Later, Lisa

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:48:16 +0000

I just recently have had a millipede invasion. I’ve lived in my home for four years now and have never seen one. Now out of nowhere they are all over the place. I don’t know what is attracting them. I hate bugs! You’re saying I should spray them with laundry detergent? I live in Florida. I don’t know if they are attracted to the hibiscus out front or what…really annoying. I would love to get rid of them. I feel like everyday I’m finding more and more. I just went around my house and flushed like 15 down the toilet.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:34:28 +0000

Hey! I do not have hardly any millipedes!! I have not had to sweep in two days! That is saying ALOT!! I think the laundry detergent is SUPER!! It has not rained here, so I might have to put some more out if it rains, I am not sure about that, but I do not care. I will gladly do it. I have had NONE in my house either!! It is the WAY TO GO!!!! Later

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:13:52 +0000

Hey! I am going to try Lynn’s way to get rid of the millipedes! I just went and bought some cheap laundry detergent and I am going to go outside and put it out!!! I have been putting Sevin Dust and it kills them, but they still come back. I just pray the Laundry Detergent does not kills my flowers! I will let you know the results. I wish myself Luck!! later

By: Cathy

Cathy — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:06:01 +0000

I have lived in Delaware all my life. We have been in Dover for 4 years now and I have seen a lot of millepeds (small). Two days ago I came home from work and there was a HUGE, had to be like 2 1/2 inches long (like the kind you would see in a horror movie) millipede in my driveway. I have NEVER seen one that big. I was hoping that a bird maybe just dropped it. Are there really millipedes that big in Delaware?

By: Mara J

Mara J — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:41:41 +0000

I see that I’m not the only one having issues with these little guys. Over the past couple nights I’ve noticed centipedes starting to crawl around in our house, more predominately in the kitchen/dinning room area where our back door is at. The site of these guys excite, yet at the same time, make me shiver and want to get rid of them as soon as possible.

My only fear is my dog getting a hold of one (I.E. – trying to eat it) as he’s still a puppy and quite curious about a lot of things. Does anyone know a way to get rid of these guys safely and with out calling an exterminator?

By: Debra Bean

Debra Bean — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:19:52 +0000

I want to know if anyone else has had success with laundry detergent. I am willing to try anything at this point. They are disgusting. We have four small grandchildren and I am terrified one of them will pick one up and put it in their mouth.One is at that stage where everything goes in her mouth!Help! We are killing them all evening. We used to watch T.V. now we take turns getting up and killing millipedes!Yuck!!

By: Lynn

Lynn — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:39:55 +0000

One thing I forgot to mention as well as using the dry laundry detergent. If you have wood chips around your house, this is a millipede magnet. You should remove it and fill in any areas on the foundation that will retain water. I just removed the wood chip and then with a rake, pushed the dirt toward the foundation. It only took a few minutes and it really helped. The other thing I find is that where the millipedes are found, there is always a pile of leaves there, I kept moving the leaves but they always ended up back there. So now I look under the leaves that are against the house too.