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How to control millipid?

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How to control millipid?

One effective way is to deprive them of moist areas.



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Because millipedes require high moisture, they usually die in a home within a day or two. Chronic problems are associated with damp conditions. Measures taken to dry out moist areas usually are sufficient...

Remove debris and other favorable habitats from around building foundations to help reduce problems. Seal or caulk openings around the foundation to reduce future millipede problems.

Where problems are more severe, band the foundation exterior with diazinon (Spectracide) or chlorpyrifos (Dursban) to prevent movement into homes. Make this band a few feet wide and apply shortly before periods when millipede problems occur.

Usually only shaded sides of the home need treatment. Whole yard treatments are unnecessary and not recommended. However, most sod webworm and white grub treatments applied to lawns will also control millipedes.

By W.S. Cranshaw

Colorado State University Cooperative Extension entomologist and professor, bioagricultural sciences and pest management.

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/05552.html