Insecticide control may not always be effective. You need to treat cracks and crevices and the areas where you commonly find adults with an insecticide spray or dust. No matter what insecticide is used, read, understand, and follow label directions carefully. Outside, remove trash, rocks, boards, compost piles and other hiding places outside, especially places adjacent to the foundation of your home. Remember the occasional centipede found in the yard, your woodpile, your garden soil, or elsewhere, is an effective predator that feeds on potentially harmful insects.
Control outside is usually unnecessary.
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