Some pests can damage your property without ever even stepping food inside your home. Yard pests like millipedes can destroy plants and attract other predators to your property, so controlling them is an important part of stopping an endless cycle of infestation from starting.
To get started on millipede control in Kittitas County, you need to turn to local experts who know how to proactively prevent garden pests and comprehensively address issues that form. Prosite Pest Control is your local partner for all pest control, so contact us today.
How To Identify A Millipede
Most people can tell a millipede from a spider or a cockroach, but they are most commonly mistaken for another many-legged insect, the centipede. While both species of bug can invade local yards and lead to nuisances, their traits and behavior are actually quite different.
Given that the first step in solving a problem is being able to identify it, Prosite Pest Control is happy to help Kittitas County property owners with some tips for how to properly identify a millipede.
While millipedes come in all sizes, here are some ways you can identify these pests if they start crawling around your property:
- Shell: Unlike centipedes, millipedes have hard, armor-like shells that protect their topsides. This also makes them slower, more lumbering insects.
- Legs: Of course, most people know that the difference between millipedes and their fewer-legged cousins is found right in the name, which comes from the Latin for “feet.” Not that millipedes have a thousand feet, but rather they have two pairs of legs per body segment versus one.
- Diet: Millipedes aren’t carnivorous, and instead feast on decaying plant matter and nutrients found in soil. Centipedes, on the other hand, mostly hunt other living bugs for food.
Rather than getting close enough to these pests to try identifying them on your own, call our team of local experts to inspect your property for you. Not only will you know a trained pair of eyes is properly identifying the pest problem, but you’ll also get started on a comprehensive pest control process that eliminates and protects you from infestations.
Turn to Prosite Pest Control today to get started on millipede control.
What Do Millipedes Eat And Where Do They Live?
Unlike predators like centipedes and spiders, millipedes don’t hunt or trap bugs for a meal. Instead, they prefer to feed on living leaves and grasses, or decomposing plant debris like discarded wood. As such, you typically find them outside, either in your garden or near wood sheds and other outdoor structures. They also prefer moist habitats.
Professional pest control works to control invasive insects because experts know how to eliminate and treat your entire yard and perimeter so insects are repelled. With Prosite, you get experts who can help you with millipede identification and elimination, with long-term pest control plans for those who want to keep bugs out all year long.
Eco-Friendly And Effective Millipede Prevention Tips
Nowadays, property owners have a DIY mentality in all that they do. Why spend money on something when you can roll up your sleeves and do it yourself? If you already have a pest problem, this isn’t the best way to go, but if you want to improve your odds of avoiding infestations, we have some recommendations for you.
While professional pest control provides the best chances at avoiding pests entirely, there are some steps you can take around your home to reduce your risk of millipedes and other pests:
- Landscaping: Keeping your lawn trimmed and keeping your other decorative plants from shedding branches and leaves all over your yard will limit the millipede food sources found around all yards.
- Moisture control: All kinds of bugs are drawn to moisture, especially millipedes. Addressing puddles in your yard and quickly addressing leaks around your home is an important prevention step.
- Yard treatments: The best way to repel a wide range of invasive yard pests is with professional treatments. But professional doesn’t equal harmful treatments; Prosite Pest Control uses eco-friendly environmental controls to repel pests.
Even homeowners who take preventive action can still end up with a millipede infestation in their house. Like all pests, they can be attracted indoors in search of food and nesting areas that are safe from predators and the elements.
Contact Prosite Pest Control today to learn more tips and tricks for truly keeping pests at bay.
The Key To Total Millipede Control
When you wait until pests are already present to act, you run the risk of starting a cycle of infestation that isn’t easy to eliminate on your own. Plus, professional treatments for your yard and exterior act as a more effective barrier against pests than anything you buy online or from your local store.
So, get started on millipede control near you by contacting Prosite Pest Control today.