Centipedes

topic posted Mon, August 13, 2007 - 3:26 AM by  sükunet
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ok so i dont have a garden in the ground its more of a nice size patio filled with potted plants...well recently ive had some major issues with little centipedes in almost all of my plant pots...they seemed to be causing or at least i think, some of my plants to die off (their are litterally hundreds when u turn the soil a bit) i used a few pesticides which i really dont like to do and nothing has worked...anyone have any ideas on what else i could try? i really dont have a problem with bugs but centipedes meet one of my icky spots..(they traumatized me as a boy)
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sükunet
Albuquerque
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  • Re: Centipedes

    Wed, August 15, 2007 - 8:42 AM
    Depending on the type of plants you have, and how large the pots are you could try submerging the pot in water. They will probably crawl off of the leaves.

    Or you could try diatomacious (sp?) earth. It is supposed to cut holes into the carapace of the insect, causing them to dessicate.

    Cindy

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