Also, millipedes can be collected from under boards, fruit rinds or newspapers laid on the ground. Once plants are well established, they can outgrow millipede feeding. The duff millipede is an unusual species found in some foothills areas. It is covered with fine bristles and has a tuft of hairs protruding from the hind end. Superficially, it resembles tiny carpet beetle larvae.
Close inspection shows it has far more legs than do carpet beetles.
Invasions can involve hundreds of individuals, which crawl over walls, floors and counters. Often they are concentrated near areas of high moisture, such as bathrooms, around kitchen sinks, and near outdoor hot tubs and faucets. Although sometimes a significant nuisance, they do not reproduce or survive long in a home. Instead, they develop outdoors on decaying plant matter, fungi and algae. Prevent invasions by sealing the structure.