Unidentified Bugs In My House

[Julie P.]

Hi, I have had this problem with a strange bug in my house. I have taken
pictures below. It has tons of legs with super long antennae, is 2 to 2.5
inches long, and runs really fast. It likes damp places and crevices along
the wall. Here are the pics:

http://mallology.lunarpages.com/bug.html

I have tried looking at Internet pics of bugs, and none of them match. I
need to learn more about them so I can exterminate them. Thanks!

[Amy D]

Julie P. wrote:

> Hi, I have had this problem with a strange bug in my house. I have taken
> pictures below. It has tons of legs with super long antennae, is 2 to 2.5
> inches long, and runs really fast. It likes damp places and crevices along
> the wall. Here are the pics:
>
> http://mallology.lunarpages.com/bug.html
>
> I have tried looking at Internet pics of bugs, and none of them match. I
> need to learn more about them so I can exterminate them. Thanks!
>
>

Centipede.

amy

[Julie P.]

"Amy D" <amykae@joimailNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:10dcrqq8tr52f0@corp.supernews.com...
>
>
> Julie P. wrote:
>
> > Hi, I have had this problem with a strange bug in my house. I have taken
> > pictures below. It has tons of legs with super long antennae, is 2 to
2.5
> > inches long, and runs really fast. It likes damp places and crevices
along
> > the wall. Here are the pics:
> >
> > http://mallology.lunarpages.com/bug.html
> >
> > I have tried looking at Internet pics of bugs, and none of them match. I
> > need to learn more about them so I can exterminate them. Thanks!
> >
> >
>
> Centipede.
>
> amy
>

Thanks Amy! I had looked at photos from the net after I did a search for
"pests", but the centipedes looked different in those photos. But I just did
a search for centipede, and you're right. That's what it is.

[Wayne]

"Julie P." <jporpiglia@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:FqadnXRJFfpR7Uvd4p2dnA@comcast.com:

> "Amy D" <amykae@joimailNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
> news:10dcrqq8tr52f0@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>>
>> Julie P. wrote:
>>
>> > Hi, I have had this problem with a strange bug in my house. I have
>> > taken pictures below. It has tons of legs with super long antennae,
>> > is 2 to
> 2.5
>> > inches long, and runs really fast. It likes damp places and
>> > crevices
> along
>> > the wall. Here are the pics:
>> >
>> > http://mallology.lunarpages.com/bug.html
>> >
>> > I have tried looking at Internet pics of bugs, and none of them
>> > match. I need to learn more about them so I can exterminate them.
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Centipede.
>>
>> amy
>>
>
> Thanks Amy! I had looked at photos from the net after I did a search
> for "pests", but the centipedes looked different in those photos. But
> I just did a search for centipede, and you're right. That's what it
> is.

Fifteen or so years ago in another house in another city, we had a
truckload of bulk mulch delivered for our flower and landscape beds. Our
house was literally surrounded with beds which ran right up to the
foundation.

About a week after the mulch had all been spread on the beds, the floors
of our house were covered with literally thousands of centipedes. Ugh!

It took an exterminator several visits to eradicate them, both inside and
outside. We were still finding dead ones in crevices for years.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.

[Julie P.]

"Wayne" <waynebw@att.net> wrote in message
news:Xns950EE529149D5waynebw@204.127.36.1...

>
> Fifteen or so years ago in another house in another city, we had a
> truckload of bulk mulch delivered for our flower and landscape beds. Our
> house was literally surrounded with beds which ran right up to the
> foundation.
>
> About a week after the mulch had all been spread on the beds, the floors
> of our house were covered with literally thousands of centipedes. Ugh!
>
> It took an exterminator several visits to eradicate them, both inside and
> outside. We were still finding dead ones in crevices for years.
>


wow. maybe you got a delivery of bad mulch? I just know they give me the
creeps. I just looked at about 20 websites about them. I tend to be up at
night, so I see them a lot, since they are nocturnal. They're also hard to
catch, so I have a can of insecticide near me most of the time.

[Wayne]

"Julie P." <jporpiglia@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:acidnYRnta4P40vd4p2dnA@comcast.com:

> "Wayne" <waynebw@att.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns950EE529149D5waynebw@204.127.36.1...
>
>>
>> Fifteen or so years ago in another house in another city, we had a
>> truckload of bulk mulch delivered for our flower and landscape beds.
>> Our house was literally surrounded with beds which ran right up to
>> the foundation.
>>
>> About a week after the mulch had all been spread on the beds, the
>> floors of our house were covered with literally thousands of
>> centipedes. Ugh!
>>
>> It took an exterminator several visits to eradicate them, both inside
>> and outside. We were still finding dead ones in crevices for years.
>>
>
>
> wow. maybe you got a delivery of bad mulch? I just know they give me
> the creeps. I just looked at about 20 websites about them. I tend to
> be up at night, so I see them a lot, since they are nocturnal. They're
> also hard to catch, so I have a can of insecticide near me most of the
> time.
>
>
>

Without a doubt, the mulch was infested with live centipedes and eggs.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.

[Julie P.]

"Wayne" <waynebw@att.net> wrote in message
news:Xns950EF0AEAEBB4waynebw@204.127.36.1...


>
> Without a doubt, the mulch was infested with live centipedes and eggs.
>


I hope they paid for the extermination service then!

[Wayne]

"Julie P." <jporpiglia@hotmail.com> wrote in news:17SdncDc1_8NGUvdRVn-
ig@comcast.com:

> "Wayne" <waynebw@att.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns950EF0AEAEBB4waynebw@204.127.36.1...
>
>
>>
>> Without a doubt, the mulch was infested with live centipedes and eggs.
>>
>
>
> I hope they paid for the extermination service then!

I didn't win on that one either. The company said I should have specified
"sterilized" mulch as insurance against any critters. Hell, I didn't even
know there was sterlized mulch at the time. I'll never make that mistake
again!

--
Wayne in Phoenix

If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.