I want to know, what could be causing baby centipedes to now appear in my bedroom?
For the past few days now I have been killing far too many baby centipedes in my bedroom. They usually appear from practically nowhere. I shake out the sheets, they fall out. I move my bed, they crawl out. I see them crawling across the floor and along the baseboards of my bathroom. What is causing them to appear like this? Please, how can I make it stop because I am afraid there are more to come and they may be bigger. I am also concerned because I have a young child.
>> I want to know, what could be causing baby centipedes to now appear in my bedroom?
Well, obviously a mommy & daddy centipede, silly! LOL!
Sorry, I just had to say that.
Okay, centipedes show up where they’re comfortable… i.e., they have food, water and the temperature is conducive to their lifestyle.
Unfortunately they’re dangerous as they can bite and folks have had some nasty reactions to the bite.
The good news is that centipedes are insectivores, meaning they only eat other bugs. They prey on termites, cockroaches, ants, bedbugs, spiders, and other household arthropods. So chances are VERY good you have, somewhere in your home, a good supply of these sorts of insects in order to feed the centipedes.
Centipedes also prefer damp areas which is why they’re often found in bathrooms, basements, and garages.
So, to eliminate the problem of centipedes, eliminate: any food supply (other bugs), as much dampness as possible and seal any/all cracks inside or outside your bedroom (including windows, electrical outlets and other "home highways") and adjoining rooms with caulk. If your home is attached to a garage or over a basement, treat those areas too.
You may be finding centipedes in your bedroom because it’s cool, dark and doesn’t get as much traffic as say, your living room, so make sure you treat ALL rooms like your bedroom, else you might just be pushing the problem from room to room.
If I were you, after caulking and doing what you can re: any dampness, I’d arrange an overnight (or two) stay for myself & child out of my home… then I’d bug bomb the whole place before closing the door and leaving for a the day. Come back after 24-hours and see if there are any living centipedes… if so do, spray the areas where they are residing and see if they "lead" you to their entrance and caulk that, too. Leave for another 24-hours and come on back. Likely nothing will have lived through that.LOL!
Air your home out for two hours and then wipe down any hard surfaces your child will likely come in contact with such as high chair, table tops, counters, etc.
Also, check out your house plants… it’s not unknown for house plants (like palms and other [sub-]tropical plants) to harbor nests of centipedes at the bottom of the pot.
Hope this helps,
TX Griff