CENTIPEDES-COLLIER PEST CONTROL NAPLES FLORIDA

CENTIPEDES

            Centipedes are very common here in Southwest
Florida.  Sometimes confused with
millipedes do not damage food or furnishings in your home. Centipedes are
identified by having one pair of legs per body segment compared with millipedes
that have two pair of legs per body segment and are usually brownish, flattened
animals.  Centipedes are fast runners and
grow to a length from 1 to 6 inches. 
Centipedes have an appendage at the rear of their body that looks like a
singer.  It is not, this appendage is designed
for the Centipede to hold it's pray until it can eat it. 

Centipedes
have poorly developed eyes and are most active at night.  They are active predators and feed mainly on
insects and spiders.  All centipedes have
venom glands to immobilize their prey. 
The jaws of the smaller local species cannot penetrate human skin;
however the larger species may inflict painful bites.  This is how they catch their food source
which is spiders, small live insects and their larva.

            Centipedes live humid damp dark places such as under
stones, leaf litter, logs, bark, ground cover and debris.  If they invade your home the Centipede could
be found most likely in closets, bathrooms, and kitchen areas.

            Centipedes usually lay 15 to 55 eggs clustered together
in the soil but sometimes they are laid singly. 
The eggs hatch soon after they are deposited.  The female will usually guard the newly
hatched young.  Young Centipedes closely
resemble the adult and require 3 years to mature.  Centipedes are rather long-lived and
individuals may live up to 6 years.

            Collier Pest Control's Collier Complete treatment will
control invading Centipedes from you home and family. 

Call, 239-455-4300, Collier Pest Control today for a free estimate and a
complete explanation on any of our services, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com  Don't let unwanted guests
spoil your beautiful Southwest Florida lifestyle.  Remember, Florida does not have to be shared
with insects!

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