Control Control is usually not necessary, unless they invade the home. Cleaning up plant debris and eliminating wet areas is usually enough to control both millipedes and centipedes. Indoor populations can be eliminated with chemicals, but cleaning up breeding sites near the home is more important. It may be only necessary to treat a band of soil along a shaded side of the house to discourage invasion. Rating Good Guys .
Centipedes are important ground predators, controlling insects, slugs, and other soil pests.
Among the larger centipede species, bites are extremely rare, occurring only when picked up or crushed. And the bite of the largest centipede species has been reported to cause no more than a sharp, temporary pain similar to a bee sting. Copyright 1999, Don Julien, All Rights Reserved.