- Millipedes Class Diplopoda
Appearance:
- 1/2 to 1-1/2 inch long, and tend to coil up when resting. They are brownish, oval, elongate animals with two pair of legs attached to most segments.
- Habitat:
- Millipedes normally live outdoors in damp places such as under decaying leaves and in mulch around outdoor plantings. In wooded areas millipedes live in piles of leaf litter. In dry weather they will migrate out of the litter piles as the leaves dry, and may enter buildings in large numbers.
- Food:
They feed on damp and decaying vegetable matter as well as new roots and green leaves.
Millipede Management:
A more thorough outdoor treatment is often necessary for millipede control with pesticides. Residual sprays must be applied in a 5 to 20 foot wide barrier around the structure. The treatment should be done in such a way as to assure the insecticide gets down to the soil surface. Since millipedes feed and reproduce in decaying organic matter, it may be necessary to remove plant mulch and leaves, (etc.) Around the foundation in order to obtain complete control.
