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Centipedes

Discussion in 'Issues, Disease and Pests' started by Tracey, Dec 13, 2008.

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  1. Dec 13, 2008 #1
    Tracey

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    We've had some decent rain finally, which is great, but now I'm finding quite a few centipedes in my shadehouse. Should I blow 'em away?
     
  2. Dec 13, 2008 #2
    Forrest

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    yes. I had an infestation a while back. They ate a bunch of my mounts.
     
  3. Dec 13, 2008 #3
    Tracey

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    Thanks Forrest. No sign of damage yet, I might have spotted 'em in time. Off to murder 'em now :)
     
  4. Dec 13, 2008 #4
    Wanda

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    Besides damaging your chids they have a pretty bad bite too.
     
  5. Dec 13, 2008 #5
    Karen

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    They'll also get into the pots & eat the mix.
     
  6. Dec 13, 2008 #6
    Yoyo_Jo

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    Okay, I thought centipedes are carniverous and don't eat plant matter. I also thought they aren't a bad thing to have in your orchid pots as they eat any of the little bad critters they find in there? (paste clueless emotie here).

    Joanne
     
  7. Dec 13, 2008 #7
    Forrest

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    Tracey, the thing I noticed in my own collection is that by the time you see them there are a ton of them. I used sevin to get rid of them.
     
  8. Dec 13, 2008 #8
    Tracey

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    Damnit, I was feeling pretty good about being relatively pest-free at the moment too :bang:
     
  9. Dec 13, 2008 #9
    Karen

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    Heh, Tracey, that's the time to be askeered!
     
  10. Dec 13, 2008 #10
    Marni

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    And when they chew through your mix, they leave a pasty mess that suffocates the roots.
     
  11. Dec 14, 2008 #11
    Tracey

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    Thanks all. Looks like apart from the spraying I have some repotting to do
     
  12. Dec 14, 2008 #12
    Karen

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    And some asquishing! :D
     
  13. Dec 14, 2008 #13
    Tracey

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    Karen, I did manage to get a few with my trusty, rusty gardening knife
     
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    Karen

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    Yeah! Killer, Dude! :D
     
  15. Dec 28, 2008 #15
    mrbreeze

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    There is one other post above that speaks the truth, if you don't like the one i'm making...

    Centipedes are carnivorous and will not do any of the bad things mentioned other than (potentially) biting you.

    Millipedes, on the other hand, *do* do most of those bad things mentioned (with the exception of biting).

    Centipedes have one pair of legs per body segment whilst millipedes have two.

    The interwebs probably have more informaton, a few clicks away... :bang:
     
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    Buying shoes must be a real pain in the ass for 'em.
     
  17. Jan 1, 2009 #17
    Tracey

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    They might need their little galoshes again today :)
     
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    Forrest

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    how is that going btw?
     
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    Dead bug pictures please
     
  20. Jan 1, 2009 #20
    Tracey

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    Either I was very lucky, or my eyesight is really shot, but I haven't found any signs of damage
     
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