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| Terry Horton |
05-04-2003 11:08 AM |
millipedes all over the place!
On 15 Oct 2002 19:48:51 -0700, (Jeff) wrote:
Not exactly a gardening question, but does anyone have any ideas
(preferably organic, got a baby around the house) on how to prevent
millipedes from crawling into the house?
Best solution is of course to physically seal up areas where
millipedes might come in (I know this can be harder to do than it is
to suggest :) Inside they quickly die from lack of moisture. And
they're harmless, except for the strong 'yuck' factor..
I've tried: Diatomaceous Earth, vinegar, beer...
Millipedes are saprotrophs (consumers of decaying organic matter), so
I would guess that they tolerate vinegar well... and lap up beer. :)
Diatomaceous earth might do them in long-term but not prevent them
from first entering your patio or your house.
Seems like they come out with the cool weather, but this year they're
everywhere. Probably 50-60 of them just crawling around the back
patio. Are they attracted to the heat? light?
Likely this summer's heavy rains led to a millipede population
explosion. Now they're migrating, possibly looking for protected
places to hibernate.
I would try an orange oil solution (4oz./gal. of water) sprayed around
the edge of your patio and anywhere you think a millipede could enter
your house. We've used it for ants, and that insect at least *will
not* cross an orange oil barrier.
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