How to Get Rid of Millipedes

December 1st, 2008 Posted in Centipedes & Millipedes




Millipedes, oftentimes referred to as “wire bugs,” are a pesky segmented bug that find ways to get into your backyard and then eventually into the cool, damp areas of your home.

In this article, we will look at:

  • Identification of a common millipede

  • Millipede prevention methods

  • How to get rid of millipedes







What is a Millipede?

It is easy to identify a millipede, because it is a segmented insect with a great number of legs. Millipedes are known to have anywhere from 80 to 400 legs.

Some other common characteristics of the millipede are:

  • Typically 1.5 inches in size.

  • Black or brown in color, but some species are red and orange.

  • They are detritivores – meaning that they feed on decaying organic matter such as old leaves or tree bark.

  • Because of their diet, they can be found anywhere near piles of leaves or piles of wood that you might have for the winter.

  • Their lifespan is short, usually dying as soon as they enter the dryness of a building. But with the proper living conditions (a cool and damp environment) they could live from 5-10 years!



Millipede Prevention

With any type of bug, do not wait until you have an invasion that is taking over your home to do something about it. The best way to keep any bug away is prevention.

The easiest way to prevent a millipede infestation is to follow these 3 simple steps:

  1. Identify where nests are located in or around your home. In most cases, they will be in one area in or around your home. Look specifically in damp areas such as compost piles, mulch, wood stacks, cracks in cement pavements or driveways, or sheds to minimize places for these insects to live.

  2. Decide what method you want to use to treat the problem. There are both synthetic commercial insecticides and natural types of products that we will investigate below.

  3. Must maintain what you have started in steps one and two. If you have had one infestation of millipedes, you are probably going to have another one so keep the kinds of organic materials millipedes are attracted to down to a minimum.

Some other tips that you should keep in mind to prevent a millipede infestation are:

  • Try to water your lawn in the morning so that it is dry by the afternoon.

  • Do not over-mulch flower beds.

  • Make sure entryways such as siding, windows, doors, pipes, wires, etc. are well caulked.

  • Use a good spray in entryways, cracks, and baseboards. It is most important to use such a spray outside on the exterior walls of a house to kill them before they enter the house.



Do I Have a Millipede Infestation?

Knowing if you have a millipede infestation is not rocket science and can be identified if you take note of certain key signs that show you have a millipede problem.

These are a few questions to ask yourself if you are concerned about millipedes:

  • Do emerging seedlings around your lawn look as though their outer layer has been a bug’s evening snack?

  • Is there unusual damage to a plants leaves and plant apices?

  • Are there areas around your home where moisture can be trapped or decaying organic matter piling up, such as trash, grass clippings, mulch, rotting firewood, leaf litter, etc.?

If you answered “yes” to any of the questions above, then you might have a problem that could be solved by EcoSMART.


How to Get Rid of Millipedes

Okay So I have Millipedes… How Do I Get Rid of Them?

If you do not work hard to prevent millipedes, or you did not know how to prevent them, you need to know how to get rid of the 200-legged creatures.

Most commercial insecticide products use a synthetic chemical as the active ingredient and are applied around the foundation of the home to keep millipedes from getting inside. They are also typically labeled for use in cracks, void spaces and around appliances inside the home. While these are the most commonly used pesticides for millipede control, the labels of products that contain these ingredients are laden with warnings that these can be a risk to pets, children and adults.

They clearly tell the user that you are responsible for the effect that the pesticide could have on your plants and household, taking any blame for potential risks off of the pesticide distributor and onto you, the consumer.

Do you want to be responsible for the dangers a pesticide could cause in your home?





How Do I Get Rid of Millipedes Safely?

If you are not able to prevent an infestation, there is an organic insecticide for both on-contact killing and to spray in areas of your home that might typically attract millipedes (e.g. under the sink, around waste containers, in dark and moist areas).

That product is called EcoSMART Ant and Roach Killer – the first eco-friendly bug spray that is safe to use around your family and pets.

EcoSMART has a lot of perks over the average bug spray, such as:

  • Safe for use around children and pets.

  • Made from the essential oils of plants so it safely and effectively kills bugs while protecting your family.

  • No pesticide residue.

  • Not only does it work on millipedes, it is also effective in eliminating ants, carpenter ants, cockroaches, crickets, pill bugs, silverfish, spiders and other crawling insects on contact – so you can buy one spray that kills lots of common house bugs!

Try EcoSMART for an organic way to get rid of millipedes.

Author, Regina Lawrence

  1. 196 Comments | The First 1,000 to Comment (Starting 12/21/2009) Will Become EcoSMART Product Testers!

  2. By Jeanette on Dec 14, 2008

    Hi, we live in New South Wales, Australia (about 3.5 hours north of Sydney). We are having a serious millipede infestation. Each night we have hundreds around and in the house and most annoyingly, hundreds in the swimming pool which ofcourse we have to remove manually. We are on acreage so have large areas to contend with. Is there something we can use (in bulk) that can control the cycle of these critters. We are having a very wet year so the garden is always moist and ofcourse when it rains they enjoy the dry areas around the house or pool. HELP PLEASE!!!

  3. By Ted Bensen on Dec 16, 2008

    We had both millipedes coming from outside in, and some that were in the soil we used to pot some of our interior plants.

    We will try this and see if it works.

  4. By Christine on Dec 16, 2008

    I have problems with millipedes in the summer months, I see them running through my bedroom at night. Not a lot of them, maybe 1 or 2 but they freak me out and I do not like it!! I could use something to get rid of these safely as I have children and pets.

  5. By Marybeth on Dec 17, 2008

    Right before I had my daughter, my husband and I found a millipede that was at least 4.5 inches long in the bedroom, worse- in the bed. Though i was enormous with the baby, I have probably never moved as fast as I did jumping away from this crawly critter. Ever since then, I have been terrified that they will get into her room. I absolutely love the tips in this blog post and knowing it was not just us who have this problem, I am definitely going to try actively to get rid of pests now, we have been hesitating to treat for them and roaches both because of the chemicals, but it is nice to know there are non harsh ways to remove them.

  6. By Meg on Dec 19, 2008

    We used to have millipedes fall off our ceilings. It was so disgusting. We didn’t know how to get rid of it other than going up in the attic and having to seal off everything with foam stuff. I wish I would have read this sooner!

  7. By Gu3mom on Dec 21, 2008

    When I lived in Montana, our little cottage was overrun by millipedes and it was a huge factor in our decision to move! We tried everything to no avail. We even contacted several pesticide companies, all of whom said there was no solution which was pretty shocking, considering that’s how they make their living! We gave up. I’m glad I’m not dealing with them anymore but am intrigued by the EcoSmart product claims. If it works, they’ve got the ONLY product out there that does!

  8. By Grace on Dec 22, 2008

    My husband and I recently moved to the gulf coast of Florida to retire. This is the first place in 50 years that I have ever seen these disgusting prehistoric looking pests. Although our home is on tall piers, these nighttime creepy crawlers are everwhere around and below the house. Last night I saw one crawling up the ground level storage room heading up to the living level of our home. That when I decided to find a safe way of getting rid of them without harming our two little Maltese dogs. We sure hope that this product works as we are embarrased when friends visit and find these creepy critters crawling across the driveway and front entrance. Help! ! !

  9. By michelle mcbride on Feb 2, 2009

    wow we really need a product to recomend to our customers safe enough to use around pets pools and pepole.

  10. By EcoSMART Kara on Feb 3, 2009

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  11. By Rosey on Feb 14, 2009

    Wow thats an ugly bug!

  12. By Rusty Mullins on Jul 1, 2009

    I am glad I found this article.I live in southern Wva.And every summer my yard and home is overrun with thousands of millipedes.I have tried everything..even mixed Diesel fuel and oil and sprayed all around my house. Trust me..the diesel smell is better than thousands of decayed millipedes.I don’t have a clue where they nest or even come from.All I know is they get in my house and how is it possible to seal every crack that these stinking things can crawl through?I have even thought of tearing my old house down and building a new one more bug proof!

  13. By ToolNila on Jul 9, 2009

    These things are out of control. I live in a townhome community and the amount of mulch the landscapers use is ridiculous.

  14. By Candice MacDaniels on Jul 11, 2009

    We have 4 cats, a dog, a pygmy goat, and about a thousand millipedes. We need something to kill the millipedes but not the cats, dog, or goat.

  15. By Eileen Cuff on Jul 12, 2009

    We just had our driveway sealed and 2 years ago when we had our drivewaysealed we had the millipeds also does sealing your driveway bring them up to the surface some how? I’m going crazy with the thought of another summer with these pest please help!
    Eileen upstate ny,,

  16. By lisa griffin on Jul 18, 2009

    I am having a serious millipede invasion. It seems they come about every 5 years. We are surrounded by woods. Our home is wood and there is high humidity where we live in Mississippi. They are driving me crazy. I need a safe product since I have dogs and cats. I hope this will work well!

  17. By K C on Jul 22, 2009

    I’ve got these pests everywhere. Some inside the house and many, many outside and in the garage, even on the garage ceiling. They seem to be multiplying. I would like to try this product. Thanks.

  18. By Dan on Jul 23, 2009

    These milipedes are getting out of control in my basement. This is the first time that I have seen them since I have owned my home, but there is a lot of them showing up and I need a safe solution to help get rid of them.

  19. By Jim Clutter on Jul 25, 2009

    I live in a very wooded rural area. I have state and federal forests around me. For the last 5-6 years I have had an infestation of millipedes. The outside of the house will be covered with millions of them. I tried spraying them with several commercial insecticides and would kill thousands every night. But that did not seem to eliminate the problem. The state recommended that I clean all old leaves around the house. I live in a forest and that is impossible. Boy do we need help

  20. By Gaby Dee on Jul 27, 2009

    We live in PA and have been having a millipede problem most of the summer. We recently added a room and deck to our house and the millipedes seem to love the new section. We noticed when we let the dog out in the middle of the night that if we leave a night light on in the hallway, the area right outside the light source is covered in millipedes trying to come in. We are finding them throughout the house and in large numbers outside on the porch. It has been raining a lot lately, so I am sure that helps… I would love to find a safe way to reduce their numbers so we don’t have to keep showering with them. Thanks.

  21. By mizell m on Jul 28, 2009

    Hi,
    We live in Atlanta Ga., recently we’ve been the target of a millipede horde infestation. I’m looking for a quick and easy way to get rid of these bugs as they have taken over the garage and downstairs. Now the are making their wy up toward the living enviroment….HELP!

  22. By carly on Aug 5, 2009

    This is the 3rd summer in a row that I’ve been overrun with millipedes. I’ve never had the problem before in 25 of years of living in the same house in SW Wisc. And it’s not just me. They don’t go away until a frost or freeze, so they’ve been ruining my summers. Exterminators don’t help much – treatment knocks them back for a few days is all. I’ve tried everything, and I’m unwilling to keep spraying toxic chemicals around my house.

  23. By Lee Bacall on Aug 10, 2009

    I live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and we have been overrun by millipedes this year. I have lived in south florida for over 40 years and have never seen as many millipedes as we have had this year.

    dozens of millipeds show up for their daily flushing.

    I’m looking for an answer.
    Lee

  24. By Steffie on Aug 13, 2009

    I did not even know what these creatures were until I looked on the internet. They are all over the outside of my house including the front doors and until I had someone come and put on a new outside door sweep there were hundreds in the house — downstairs and upstairs. As my attic soffits are tiny but have no screens I am terrified they will come in there but hubby said they will die from the heat???? I have been squishing them but they smell horrible so I tried flushing them down the toilet. Is it true that if they just die they will smell also? I tried squirting them with Clorox Clean Up on my outside door but I think it just made them crawl up into a ball. I know they are in the mulch in the front of the house (north side that gets virtually no sun) and are all over the driveway. I heard their secretions can cause skin reactions and I have eczema on my hands already….I have been using vinyl gloves to squish them. Hopefully, they will not find other ways in now that the door sweep is on. I would like to get rid of them outside (has been a terribly almost constant rainy summer in MA). The mulch is new as I had an artillary fungus problem in the front of the house and had all that mulch taken away in the spring and the new mulch put down so I can’t imagine where they came from….it’s not like it is old mulch that has been decaying. I have a chemical sensitivity so don’t want to call the exterminator. HELP

  25. By Geri Cone on Aug 17, 2009

    We have hundreds of millipedes in our pool every day. It is such a pain. It needs to be cleaned each day before it is used. They also are all over our patio. Our backyard is surrounded by woods and there’s a waterfall near the pool. So, I don’t know how we can get rid of decaying material or eliminate all damp areas. Is there anything that can help?

  26. By Andrea on Aug 19, 2009

    We’ve had a millipede infestation for about 4 weeks now. Every day I have between 30 and 100 inside. I live in an apartment and they sprayed chemicals inside and outside that did not work at all. In fact, the third time I told the office they just ignored the work request. I had them caulk around the doors and it did not help. They refuse to turn off the outdoor security light or remove mulch. I sprinkled DE outside and some millipedes died but I still have many getting inside and have to vacuum every morning to get rid of the bodies. Please help!

  27. By Chris on Aug 26, 2009

    I live on a mountain, in the woods and it is very damp around our house. I have thousands of millipedes infesting my house every summer. I have tried everything to get rid of them. I vacuum every day and walk around with a dustpan and brush and pick these bugs up all day long. They never stop coming into my house. I have used all kinds of bug killers and some will kill them after they get into my house, but there are thousands of them that pile up dead and always new ones trailing across my floors. You can’t even walk around inside our house without shoes on. These bugs smell terrible and they are also in my shower and tub every morning. I find them in my laundry, crawling up my walls, up on my kitchen counter, everywhere. They are driving me crazy, I can’t even enjoy the summer months anymore. I am actually looking forward to the cold weather so they go away! HELP!!!

  28. By nesin on Aug 29, 2009

    I live in WA, Aussie, and this is the first time I encounter this problem. We never had these pest nuisance in other houses. I get goosebumps everytime i see them and it is very annoying. They come in from under doors, window slits almost anywhere that is accessible. What makes it worse is that they dot the walls and ceiling of the house at nights, only to accumulate eventually in hard to reach areas such as lighting structures causing unsightly blur dark blotches over the lights. Outside of the house, they hide under pots and no matter how i rearrange them, they return! Please help!

  29. By Gareth on Sep 2, 2009

    We found a millipede in an old house we recently moved into. Although it’s just the one so far, my wife has a massive phobia of millipedes so anything we can use in large quantities to give us peace of mind and without any risk would be great. Otherwise we may have to move!

  30. By Geralyn on Sep 3, 2009

    We have hundreds of millepeds on my patio everyday and we kill 30 to 40 a day in the house. Having them in the house really grouses me out. Please help!!

  31. By Cindy on Sep 9, 2009

    These gross things crawl around my finished basement; only at night. They give me the heebee jeebees!

  32. By Karen on Sep 9, 2009

    I have a problem with centipedes. I am trying to find a non-toxic way to get rid of them. I also have a problem in the spring and fall with spiders. That is probably why I have the centipedes. Regardless, they can live outdoors – not in my house. I have come upon this website talking about EcoSmart. How can I try it to help to get rid of the centipedes and spiders. Any info would be a great help.

    Thank you

  33. By monica on Sep 13, 2009

    I live in Illinois, and just came home to hundreds of millipedes crawling up the front of my garage and house! A few have been crawling around inside the house as well. I just had a large lumber delivery in my driveway a few days ago, and I am wondering if this may be the source. It has not been wet around here lately, so I am just confused as to why there are so many all at once!!!! I am really grossed out. Hope I can try this product and get rid of these things!
    Thanks

  34. By Ina Poling on Sep 21, 2009

    We keep finding these ugly worms crawling across the carpet. We have tried sprays but they keep reappearing. This is in Maryland.

  35. By Jed on Sep 25, 2009

    We have to remove atleast 10 millipedes/day from the finished basement and we have a new 3-month old baby so are concerned over spraying indoors and out. Would love to try this out and see if it works….

  36. By Marsha BLand on Sep 26, 2009

    Every spring and fall we are overrun with a millipede infestation. I have tried tons of commercial sprays and my son even used one can as a torch thrower and burned them. We need help!

  37. By Steven on Sep 28, 2009

    We recently moved into a new (to us) house. We have a walkout patio. I found one millipede – then searched and found 3 more IN THE HOUSE – including the bathroom. I looked out on the patio (at night) and there were dozens of them roaming around. I feel itchy all over, and this makes me wonder why the previous owners sold this house!

  38. By Ryan on Oct 1, 2009

    I could fill a bucket with as many are at our back door every morning. I’ve tried sprays to no avail. I really need something that works. They crawl under the back door and around our basement.

  39. By Karman Buhr on Oct 6, 2009

    I am tired of dealing with these millipdes in our finished basement. They are always in my boys two bedrooms and they come out at night the worst. I bet I pick up 30-40 a day. It is alot of work for me to vacuum everyday with 3 kids to take care of already. I’m done with these gross things and need them gone asap. I know their are alot of them in hte kids window wells outside and have seen them on the inside wall in their rooms by their windows. they are also simetimes on the ceilings and upstairs. It’s really gross when you are walking along barefooted and you step on one. I hope this product works and I have tjo have a safe product around our 2 cats and 3 kids. We live on a farm in Kansas and hope I have found the solution!

  40. By Carol Lucian on Oct 8, 2009

    Please if you can help us, we are totally being invaded with millepedes and we have used every chemical out there and it only kills them on contact but does not kill the ones living under the landscape rock. They are in our pool and at night the outside has tons of them. please help us get rid of these pests.

  41. By Adriana Schay on Oct 8, 2009

    We moved 5 years ago to Naples, Florida and this is the first year that we are having a millepede infestation, they are all over my house, inside and out , they even crawl to our bed. We need help to get rid of them as soon as possible.

  42. By Martha Redekopp on Oct 13, 2009

    I live in Ontario, Canada. Just last month I started to see these little buggers (millipedes). Every morning I pick up and flush about a dozen of them.
    It’s been very wet this year, so I’m assuming that this is the reason.
    If this product works, I will be extremely happy. I’ve tried everything else so, hopefully this will be my hero.

  43. By Jennifer Megill on Oct 14, 2009

    Hello. I’ve had millipedes since I moved into my apartment three years ago. I do have a cat but she mostly just watches them and they run very fast. They are large in size and make a mess when I do catch one. I’ve seen tiny ones as well especially in the bathroom and kitchen. I’m hoping to rid my apartment of them this year.

  44. By Scott S. on Oct 14, 2009

    I also live in Ft Lauderdale. Trying to find out if this is an invasion like the 7 year cicada, or if an invasive species has boomed. Would love to try this product to see if it helps.

  45. By Donna Lavoie on Oct 14, 2009

    Please help, we have them too. We live in SE Fla and have not had them but for the last 2 years!!

  46. By mary on Oct 15, 2009

    have an infestation of millipedes they are coveringthe walls outside and i have seen them in my house at night help !!

  47. By Brian on Oct 16, 2009

    I also live in South Florida. We have never had them before now. They are really getting out of hand, as we are starting to see some trying to get inside. At night they are all over the patio. They coil up when you try to kill them. Need help ASAP!

  48. By Susan on Oct 17, 2009

    I have live in South Florida for over 50 years and have never seen millipedes before tonight. We must have seen at least 40 on our patio tonight! We need something that will get rid of them and not be dangerous to our cats. Help!

  49. By Amber on Oct 20, 2009

    Early October, a finished basement in Maryland: had my first millipede sighting on the carpet about a week or two ago. Dismissed as a one-time occurrence. Then I saw another one crawling up the wall a few days ago. Reported it to the parents and I’m classified as crazy: ‘Just a harmless bug that’s more afraid of you than you are of it…’ Whatever. I spotted another two on the carpet earlier today. And now I’ve seen one crawling up the side of the front door on the main living level! AHHH! How long until they reach my second story bedroom and bathroom?! I’m finally getting around to doing some online research and I’m really grossed out but what I’m finding. Hundreds crawling around outside? Falling from the ceiling? In my bed?! *Hugs knees and slowly rocks back and forth* Suddenly 4 padded walls sounds very pristine and inviting… Send me my ecosmart!

  50. By Spring on Oct 21, 2009

    I live in illinois and lived in ny house for about 4 yrs now and a couple weeks ago it rained alot and we have a partly finished basement where our bedroom now is and after all that rain we got all these millipedes in the basement there hundreds of them and ive tried everything to get rid of them nothing has worked ive also swept them up and now i vaccum all the time especially at night before bed for a good 2hrs and just as i think i got all of them here comes out more.my husband gets so frustrated with me cuz he wants to go to bed and here i am vaccuming.i also have children and pets so the toxic stuff is an absolute no..If this stuff works on these creepy creatures it would be an answered prayer…We need help!!!

  51. By Cristy on Oct 21, 2009

    I live in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. Recently I’ve found these bugs all over the outside of home. It looked like a horror movie-they were crawling all over the stucco this morning! I had to do some research until I found this website and discovered that they are millipedes. They are disgusting and this infestation is something I’ve never encountered before.I’m ready to try anything but I was leary of products that might harm my pets (dogs/cats) so I prefer an all natural solution. EcoSMART heeeeeelp!!!!

  52. By Delsia G. on Oct 22, 2009

    We live in SW Fl and we’re being invaded by millipedes. The infestation is horrible and nothing we’ve tried gets rid of them. They’re ALL Over our exterior walls, on the drive way, entry way, lanai and in the pool, they’re everywhere! Some even make it in the house! It’s horrible!!!!They’re so disgusting! My mom won’t come over because the problem is so bad. EcoSMART come to our rescue!!!!!!

  53. By Delsia G. on Oct 22, 2009

    We live in SW Fl and We’re being invaded by millipedes! They’re all over the exterior walls, drive way, front entrance, lanai, pool, Everywhere! They even make it inside the house. YUK! Nothing we’ve tried has worked and we’re desperate. It’s so disgusting, my mom won’t come over because the problem is so bad. Please come to our rescue EcoSMART!

  54. By Tanya Davey on Oct 23, 2009

    I’m at my wits end. I come home every day to these millipedes in my house, climbing the walls, falling off ceilings. I need a product that is safe to use indoors, but works effectively. I want them gone, gross creepy creatures.

  55. By Dawn M on Oct 24, 2009

    We live in Md and have had an infestation of millipedes this summer. We have tried spraying bug killers and sealing off cracks but they somehow comtinue to get into the house. We have 4 kids and are trying to move one of them into a bedroom in the basement but because of the infestation we have held off. We really need to get this problem taken care of so that we can utilize the little space that we have in our home. We hope that EcoSmart will eliminate this problem.

  56. By dianne stegner on Oct 26, 2009

    i cant seem to be shed of this pest and i dont know where to start. accually i didnt know that anything could get rid of millipeeds. also my pets are where they are the most and i dont want my dogs harmed.
    they come into my house constantly and once one of them bit me or pinched me i dont know which, but i didn’t like it it hurt for about 2 weeks.

  57. By Shaemia Newsome on Oct 26, 2009

    IN THE HOUSE! i see these creepy crawlers in my basement near the washer/dryer. We just found one in the bathroom. What to do? We have pest control but it is not working. I work with children in my home, but I do not want to continue with the chemicals. HELP ME!!!

  58. By Mary on Oct 27, 2009

    I live in Maryland and have noticed these millipedes crawling on my floors over the last 3 weeks. Every night, I sweep up 10 – 20 of these insects and flush them down the toilet or throw them outside. This is the first year I have seen them. I have a dog and I’m hesitant to put anything in or outside of the house that will harm him. I would like to try this product to see if will work.

  59. By Cyndi on Nov 2, 2009

    Help, I live in South Florida near the Everglades and for the past two years the Millipedes are awful. They get into the house under the sliding glass door are in the pool and all over the outside walls. It is disgusting, I dont want to go outside and embarrased to have anyone come over. I sweep up a minimum of 20 a day & flush them down the toilet, I am afraid the will crawl out of the garbage. I would love to try this product.

  60. By Becky on Nov 6, 2009

    I am so happy I found this site. The last 2 weeks, I keep finding these millipedes in my home? I did not know what they are and my home is new. I live in Northern California and have never dealt with this before and this is a new home that was just put in. I hope EcoSmart works. I love the thought of it being organic, I am hoping to find it at my local store. Please help!

  61. By Jamie on Nov 9, 2009

    We have been struggling with millipedes in the house for weeks now. I pay my four year-old daughter a dime for every one she kills and she is making a fortune! Until tonight I have only seen them on the floor, but saw two on the walls in my bathroom just now. We have a two month-old baby and I am concerned that we will have a millipede in her bed someday soon. We are in Texas and have had alot of rain in the last month. With six children in our home it is important to us to not be spraying chemicals around. Help!

  62. By Carl on Nov 11, 2009

    We live in Texas..every season in the fall the millipedes come in..it is strange because they seem to appear out of nowhere! They are slow moving but seems you can turn around and find one in the middle of the kitchen floor.(I wouuld have seen it coming from the door!!) Anyway would love to test any helpful product.

  63. By Gretchen Liles on Nov 11, 2009

    We see them on the kitchen floor, right in the middle and can’t figure out where they are coming from. They just appear. I HATE them.

  64. By Gabrielle on Nov 22, 2009

    The millipedes have arrived and they brought all of their cousins and friends! Please give me more information on your product- interested in eco-friendly but effective products.

  65. By Mary on Nov 22, 2009

    Hi, we live in south Louisiana and this is only the second year we see the millipedes. I have lived here all my life and have never seen them before last fall. They just appear out of nowhere in my house! We need HELP!!

  66. By Jim on Nov 23, 2009

    We have a vacation home on the Gulf Coast of Florida. This summer was the first time that milepedes occasionally began to appear in our home. My wife and I would like to discover how they are getting into our home so that we can spray your EcoSMART to prevent them from entering our home. I don’t recall seeing anything like piles of leaves etc. ontside that would give the milepedes a place to breed?
    Thanks,
    Jim

  67. By Sam on Dec 4, 2009

    My wife just told me about see three millipedes in our basement today. I will like to know where to find your product to prevent infestation. There are no piles of manure or anything like that around the house. However, we live very close to a creek and I have a feeling they are looking for a warm place to stay for the winter.
    Thank you,
    Sam

  68. By SANDI on Dec 19, 2009

    BOY, am i relieved. My Mom (next door) and I have been worried that these disgusting little thing would grow into something more than just disgusting, but dangerous. Thanks for the info. I researched the net and found those little millipedes!!!! I’m going to find the Eco Smart for permanent removal, but for now – Mom found out that if you put two sided carpet tape at the door jamb, they get stuck and curl up and DIE.. YAHOO! jUSt change the tape in the morning – could be a expensive endeavor…

  69. By shelly on Feb 6, 2010

    I live in the Caribbean where is always summer. We have millipede infestations constantly. They follow eachother’s trail and enter the home all lined up about 2 per minute in the evenings. I am afraid of continued use of pesticides since they require quite a bit of pesticide to really control them. Please help ecosmart.

  70. By EcoSMART Megan on Feb 8, 2010

    Shelly,

    Overusing chemical pesticides is definitely dangerous. EcoSMART’s products are all 100% safe to use around your home.

    The all natural ingredients will not leave a chemical residue so you can use it directly on that line of millipedes to prevent them from even getting in the door.

    Enjoy the summer!

  71. By fyana braddy on Feb 14, 2010

    currently having very bad problems with millipedes and clean up between 100 and 300 per night please help us we are on a country property in Victoria Australia and they smell bad too please please us !!!!!!!

  72. By Kerren on Mar 7, 2010

    We live in Melbourne, Australia. We have never had a problem before but the last 2 days it has been raining and they are everywhere! I have picked up over 200 from inside the house in the last 24 hours and everytime I turn around there are more. They are all over the outside of the house and are really starting to gross me out. One or two I can handle but this is getting ridiculous. I don’t like chemicals aroudn the house because of the children but I am getting desperate. If this works I would be thrilled.

  73. By Mario on Mar 7, 2010

    i live in Melbourne, Australia and not too long ago we started to see them around the house, but lately it seems they’re everywhere.
    My daughter picked one up the day and handed it over to mummy….funniest reaction by a frightened woman ever :) Problem is i pick them up throw them outside but they keep coming back in, i need something to kill or if possible just keep them outside. Any suggestions? Is there a reason why they come inside the house? Any information would be great.

  74. By CaineZ on Mar 8, 2010

    Millions. help.

  75. By EcoSMART Megan on Mar 8, 2010

    Dear Mario,

    This article, House Millipedes: Is Your House a Millipede Hot Spot, gives great tips on millipede control in the home.

    Millipedes can venture inside for a variety of reasons, but they do gravitate towards dark, damp places in the home. Our Ant and Roach Killer is best for a millipede problem.

  76. By tanya on Mar 8, 2010

    i live in ballarat australia and we have had alot of rain over the last few days. i have suddenly got millipedes in my unit, i dnt have a wood pile, mulch, rotting debri or damp areas outside. have been here 6 months and havnt seen any till now. i a getting rid of dozens a day, i am also looking for something safe as i have a toddler and an inside ca. i also a worried that my toddler will eat one he pus everything in his mouth, are they poisoness or just gross? please help there creep!

  77. By Jill Oreo on Mar 9, 2010

    89mls of Rain in one day. Lights left on outside when we went out to Dinner – Resulted in external walls of house being covered in Millipede(every square inch of wall top to bottom). Have now vacuumed walls every day for 4days and disposed of creatures in bucket of water. Looks nice for 5 min but turn your back and MORE HAVE ARRIVED. Fortunately they haven’t made it into the bedrooms or I might have had to leave home!

  78. By mark bishop on Mar 11, 2010

    We live in the Adelaide hills in south australia and after a hot summer the rains have caused thousands of millipedes to invade our home , our home is surrounded by paved areas and you can see them crawling over the pavers towards the house. Our garage walls are totally covered with the creatures as a light was left on. what sprays outside would help , we get a fair bit of rain so powders would be washed away.

  79. By Samantha on Mar 14, 2010

    We live in Tassie, ive put up with cleaning them up for five years and they are getting worse. Please help…

  80. By Helen on Mar 16, 2010

    We had way too many millipedes in our basement last summer and fall. The millipedes are coming out again, and because we have kids,we need something non-toxic to get rid of them!

  81. By John Kenny on Mar 23, 2010

    We live in Perth WA and have had this problem for a number of years now. I mulch the garden, the last lot of mulch had the millipedes in it so it seems they live and probably breed in the mulch. I keep reading they like damp areas but every time it rains they escape from the wet garden into our nice dry house. We had a heavy rain day before yesterday, a few appeared yesterday, many more today, it hadn’t rained for 3 months, no rain, no millipedes but when it does rain we have a daily problem.

  82. By Aldo Dichiera on Mar 23, 2010

    Hi
    Ilive in Wanneroo W.A. on a 4 acre property for 20 years, in the last 3 years the millepedes migration is driving me and my family mad, we have tried pestsides, pellets
    with no results, they keep coming back.
    Please help.

    Regards

    Aldo
    0413610777

  83. By Michael on Mar 29, 2010

    I moved into my apartment May of last year and had to deal with little black millipedes daily during the spring and summer. They would crawl through the front door. I kept the tiled area at the door constantly COVERED with bug spray, as well as a perimeter outside, around the front door. Nothing worked. Only direct contact with the spray in liquid form would kill them…and by then, they were already inside. I need something that will deter them…or kill them BEFORE they get inside.
    I’m dreading this summer.

    Help, EcoSMART!

  84. By EcoSMART Megan on Mar 29, 2010

    Dear Michael,

    This article gives some great advice for how to prevent an infestation.

    However, if you’re still having a problem. Try spraying any that make it through your door with EcoSMART’s Home Pest Control spray.

  85. By Gill Christiansen on Mar 30, 2010

    Hi, we have a huge problem at a unit complex, millions are coming from the gardens, the garden guys have tried synthetic pyrethroids to no avail.
    Will your product work in the gardens, would we have to use bulk…………20-30-40 litres to fix the problem?

    Cheers

  86. By EcoSMART Megan on Apr 5, 2010

    Dear Gill Christiansen,

    If your garden guys plan to use pesticides on such a large scale, EcoSMART”s commercial partners will be a great help.

    See EcoPCO, EcoEXEMPT and EcoSMART commercial products for a solution.

  87. By Linda Hussey on Apr 13, 2010

    We live on 5 acres in Carramar WA this is the first year we have been invaded every morning our grey tiled patio floor is black and moving !!! Can’t stand it any longer however need to protect my animals also ??
    Thanks for your help

  88. By Dianne Neindorf on Apr 15, 2010

    We live in Victor Harbor.SA, and and have been invaded by millipedes after it has been raining. Even when the rain stops, we are still invaded by these pest. Nothing we do seems to stop them. They keep coming back. I just found your website about Ecosmart, non poison and safe as we have a cat.

  89. By Tim Logan on May 2, 2010

    We live in Maryland and have a huge millipede problem. I go outside every night to see them walking back and forth and up the front of the house. I dug out half of the garden last year, which I hoped solved the problem. In the last few weeks they have returned again…like I did nothing. I’ve tried every product from Depot and Lowes, and NONE of them work. Please help before I bring in a backhoe.

  90. By Jane Brinson on May 8, 2010

    Here we go again…I live in High Desert of northern Nevada and for several years now once the weather begins to warm, we start seeing a steady flow of millipedes inside our house until the snow begins to fall! These things are impossible to kill and frankly are disgusting! I have to manually sweep them up out of our living areas pretty much everyday. You definitely don’t want to squish them! Would love to have a way to keep them out! Please help.

  91. By Leona Luedtke on May 11, 2010

    I live near the Southern Mt. Lofty Ranges and have a major problem with millipedes.
    Am currently sweeping up an average of 60-80 per night just in my bedroom. They are attracted to pale colours so the darker tiles in my house are almost millipede free.
    They are like drop bears in the night, making that awful cracking sound as they hit the wooden floor. Have got an organic pest control company coming next week but would like to be able to control it myself in the future.
    Would appreciate your input
    Regards Leona

  92. By Jennifer Zeitler on May 16, 2010

    I live in North Dakota and have noticed a few in and around the house. I went to a new friends house and was shocked by the infestation she had on the outside of her house.( I would say in 1 pile of the several I saw there was at least a million) She needs help! She has children and 1 on the way so commercial sprays are not ideal for her to use safely! A free sample could lead to a large purchase. Please help me help my friend! Thanks.

  93. By Chris on Jun 1, 2010

    Hi, I live in Central Florida, this spring started with few millipedes coming inside the house, but lately, there’s more. And, I am clueless where they emerge of sneak in. I know there’s many outside. Honestly, this makes me anxious the whole night, HELP!!!

  94. By B. Cook on Jun 2, 2010

    The millipedes have started invading our home and I am desparate to do something about it. Any thing that slithers grosses me out. Thanks

  95. By Dianne on Jun 4, 2010

    Have lots and lots, in fact, millions of millipedes. Outside and inside. I have tried everything to get rid of them, but nothing works. I need something that is safe for pets and people.

  96. By SB on Jun 7, 2010

    I can’t stand millipeded, they’re taking over my home. Hundreds of them make their way in every day! In the evening I can turn on the light for the back porch and see thousands of them. If I put out a borax dusting it’ll kill them and I just sweep them up, BUT there’s an endless supply of them. I’ve killed a million or more of them, but 100’s still make there way into my home. I need a solution that works and keeps them away!

  97. By Michelle Chaisson on Jun 11, 2010

    Our home is infested with millipedes beyond imagination. It gets worse daily. It has been raining for the last few days and this morning, the infestation inside our home is worse than ever, especially in the bathroom and kitchen where you can count at least 50 of the pests wherever you stand! We have tried commercial insecticides, but they only helped a little, and only for a few days. I have asked around and discovered that the entire county has this problem. If this product works, this entire county could use it!

  98. By Beverly Starr on Jun 12, 2010

    We have so many millipedes in the house. I have found several on the ceiling and on the walls.

    What is the procedure for ordering your product? Would love to be a Product Tester.

  99. By Nancy Tucker on Jun 16, 2010

    We just started having a problem about 2 weeks ago. My husband sprayed our driveway to get rid of the weeds and now we have thousands covering our sidewalks, house, deck, and patio. I can’t keep up with them, they seem to come from nowhere. We live in the country and have never had an insect problem before. HELP!

  100. By Stacy on Jun 17, 2010

    Our home is infested with millipedes. They are completely covering one wall of our home, have found their way into our basement and are now inside the house. We kill at least 100 a day…INSIDE! We have 3 small children and are worried about spraying, but are desperate for a quick fix. Please help!

  101. By Chris Gatus on Jun 18, 2010

    I live in Austin Tx, in a 3rd floor apartment and on any given day I can remove 20-50 millipedes from my apartment. How the heck are they getting in and how can I get rid of them. I don’t want to spray my whole building, but am willing to if that is what it takes. Any ideas?

  102. By freddy on Jun 22, 2010

    My name is freddy i live in pennsylvania in a wooded area. our home has flower gardens around it which is very well maintained. every morning we wake up to thousands of millipedes on our home and garage. I have tried numerous pesticides to get rid of these nasty millipedes with little to no change. we desperately need a solution please help!!!!

  103. By Yasmine on Jul 1, 2010

    We just moved into a new apartment only to be greeted a few days later by millipedes!! My life has changed ever since!i hardly sleep anymore and never walk around in the dark. They creep me out! none of our neighbours are complaining(which is weird) they just appear out of nowhere on the carpet. We don’t have much furniture and not a single inside plant and no moist or humid areas in the house. HELP!!

  104. By Robin on Jul 4, 2010

    Here we go again! I HATE these things. If they like dark, damp, moist areas, why do they come inside and crawl around on my carpet? The dehumidifier runs 24/7 in the garage and they still come in there by the hundreds. No more walking around in barefeet – ugh. I’ve tried an “internet tip” of sprinkling cheap powdered laundry detergent on the ground in a 1′ wide band around the foundation, but other than smelling nice in the garage, it’s had no effect! Our dogs occasionally eat grass so using the “hard stuff” is out of the question. Please help! Signed,
    Suffering Millipede Madness in Pennsylvania

  105. By Sandra Smith on Jul 5, 2010

    The outside of my home is infested with these millipedes. After it gets dark and dew starts forming I can see hundreds on my home and coming from the ground. I go out every night and spray what I see. They are growing and multiplying rapidly. What can I do? I am willing to try anythin to prevent them and kill what I have. They are everywhere. On my house mostly and on my decks and potted plants. They are so much of a nuisance. I have noticed them and have killed them for almost 2 weeks now and have not put a dent in them yet. Please help!

  106. By Nancy on Jul 6, 2010

    We build our house 8 years ago and have never had a problem with millipedes. We have an inground pool outside our walk out basement. This year we have a ton of these things clustering at my doorways and crawling around at night; up the wall of the house, etc. In the morning those that are on the cement are usually dead unless they’ve found a wet spot; under a pool toy or cooler, then they’re still alive and in a huge group! GROSS! I sure hope your product works.

  107. By Della Campbell on Jul 6, 2010

    Okay I believe my infestation of these creepy crawlers are beyond control. I live on 6 acres and they are so bad they cover the mailbox. My once rust brick mailbox has been turned black due to the amount of millipedes we have…I am going out today to pick up your product. I hope it works because nothing else does.

  108. By Pat on Jul 7, 2010

    I have a lakefront home and also have an in-ground swimming pool. There are hundreds of millipedes in the pool every day. In addition, I’m wondering if a foul odor eminating from an under-the-stairs closet in the house is actually from a millipede infestation (I’ve tried all sorts of odor removers, checked for dead mice, etc.). Help!!

  109. By Christine RAE on Jul 8, 2010

    We have hundreds of these pests crawling up the porch walls at night and into the house – tens of them daily in just about every room in the house I NEED HELP TODAY

  110. By Tami on Jul 10, 2010

    We have millipedes and I don’t like it! We have pets, so want safe products – but it has to work too. Pest guy said it would take 6-8 sprayings to get rid of them and I would like them gone sooner than that! Help would be appreciated much. Thanks :)

  111. By wendy seeberg on Jul 11, 2010

    This is the second year that I have had these nasty crawly creepy things!! I live in a wooded area, I have leaves all around the house, I thought they must be some kind of sand worm,but have learned that they are milipedes. They are mostly in my nice basement, but they are getting upstairs thru the vents and cracks!!! Yuck I can’t stand it anymore!! I have 2 dogs and 2 cats, and I want something that won’t aphixiate all of us. Please help immediately!

  112. By Sue on Jul 11, 2010

    I have millipedes every summer but about every three, they are beyond belief. I had a water leak for a couple days and now where the floor is wet, it is a “carpet” of millipedes. I get chills thinking about it. I am also constantly vacuuming them up in our living space. I feel like I am in a horror movies. Help!

  113. By Stacey on Jul 12, 2010

    We just moved into a home in East Texas. We have millions of millipedes outside and pick up between 100 and 200 daily inside (I’m at 143 today and it’s only 10:30 am). We have also seen 3 scorpions. We have had the house and yard exterminated by a professional company and we have bought several products ourselves and although some die, it’s not solving the problem at all. The pest control company even told me there was nothing they can do about the scorpions. That as long as there is a food source (millipedes), we will have them. We have a daughter that is highly allergic to bug bites and I am worried she is going to get stung by a scorpion. Apparently, this entire area of East Texas is infested by millipedes (wish I had known before we moved here). Exterminator said they showed up about 2 years ago. Please tell me you can help. I’m sure all East Texans would love to find out that there is something out there that works.

  114. By King on Jul 13, 2010

    As a student in Tulsa, OK I was paid minimum wage for on campus employment. My boss paid us all overtime during regular work hours just to come out and stomp to death these nasty creatures! Help! Please. I Iove the overtime pay but hate the smell!!!

  115. By Diane Mills on Jul 14, 2010

    I have lived in a four unit apartment building in central New York for three years. This is the second year having a millipede infestation. I sweep them up by the bucket fulls. When it rains hard, I think the water runs into cracks under the building because that is where the worms seem to mostly be. The landlord has had an exterminator spray a couple times but there doesn’t seem to be any difference. Everyone in the building has pets and/or children so something non-toxic is needed. Please help.

  116. By Jim Dean on Jul 16, 2010

    We live in the country in a modular home on about two acres. When we first moved here back last October we had mice, then we had oriental beetles/silverfish/cockroaches. We have seemed that we rid ourselves of those only to get up evryday and find millipedes in various parts of the house. We have found them in the kitchen, bathrooms, kithchen, bedrooms, ceilings and even one hanging out at my computer desk. I am tired of seeing them!!!

  117. By Mary Mertsch on Jul 17, 2010

    My husband and I had a few millipedes inside the house last year, but nothing like what’s happened these past few days. After a hard rain a few nights ago, we awoke to see the side of our house that faces the garden completely covered in millipedes. It looked like they had descended onto the house. They were all over the clapboards, mostly up higher. Since then, we’ve killed about ten to fifteen a day in the living space of our most. Most, fortunately, are in the basement. We currently have a one year old, and I’m thirty weeks pregnant. We don’t feel comfortable spraying with a lot of chemicals inside of the house for these reasons. We’d love to test EcoSmart, since it seems like a healthier way to try to treat the infestation.

  118. By Patti on Jul 24, 2010

    We have had lots of rain recently and are in an old country house. Perfect recipe for a millipede invasion!! Help I’ve got a major case of the he-be-g-bees. I was excited to see EcoSmart listed, because I used their “spray-on-yourself” product for mosquito, chigger, tick, etc. and it is absolutely awesome! I did not get one bite when brush-hogging a pasture for over four hours with 3-4 feet of brush. I just needed to find where I could purchase it again.

  119. By Patricia DeAngelis on Jul 25, 2010

    Our first milliped infestation in our house and music studio has me freaked out………have found them in the garage (below ground level), basement, first floor studio and house; 2nd floor bathrooms and carpeted bedrooms……everywhere but in the small kitchen (I hope.) We would like to test Ecosmart, as we need a non-toxic solution to this problem and need it fast!

  120. By Adira on Jul 27, 2010

    I dread getting up in the mornings and going home in the afternoon, because I know I will be faced with those gross stinky millipedes. When I got home yesterday, there were so many of those things on the side of my house it looked like something out of a movie. I am constantly sweeiping these little things up…and they stink to high heaven. I have called the pest control people and they don’t offer up much help. Please help!!

  121. By Ken on Jul 30, 2010

    We don’t have them as badly as most of the others here, but my daughter isn’t happy about it when she finds one on the pool when she’s swimming. We are in Central Florida where there is a LOT of rain and quite a bit of plant debris surrounding the pool.

  122. By Rachael M on Aug 2, 2010

    Help!!!!
    We’ve had a damp basement before, but something happened here in IL this summer and these creepy-crawlies have TAKEN OVER my house!!!!!!!!!!! i am constantly spraying harsh products and cleaning and sweeping these things up! Also, we have pets and are trying to get pregnant and i can’t stand to think about the chemicals i’m putting in my body or the filth they are causing in my house! I need help getting these out of my house!!!!

  123. By Dia on Aug 4, 2010

    We live in the woods in upstate NY and are surrounded by oak leaves,rotting wood,etc. We’ve had some of the full size black millipedes in previous years in the basement living space, but now they have been replaced by tiny versions about one inch long and thin. They seem to crawl out of cracks in the baseboard. I’m talking hundreds-at night especially. :P It feels like being in a horror movie which is set in my own home. What to do???

  124. By Dia on Aug 4, 2010

    We live in the woods in upstate NY and are surrounded by oak leaves,rotting wood,etc. We’ve had some of the full size black millipedes in previous years in the basement living space, but now they have been replaced by tiny versions about one inch long and thin. They seem to crawl out of cracks in the baseboard. I’m talking hundreds-at night especially. It feels like being in a horror movie which is set in my own home. What to do???

  125. By Bill on Aug 5, 2010

    I have hundreds of these around my house every night; I’m looking for an effective way to get rid of them. I have heard that Cedar chips work as well is this true? I live in upstate New York.

  126. By Maya on Aug 7, 2010

    This is our first year in our new house. We have been finding several millipedes a day in the house. They might be harmless, but they are gross to our baby that is now crawling around. Would like for a product like this to work, as well as be non toxic for our 11 month old crawling baby.

  127. By Louis Shaffer on Aug 13, 2010

    I live in western New York. Our house is in the country and we have many trees on our lot. !2 acres of forest behind us…. Last year we started having a Millipede invasion and this year it gotten much worse !

    Each night there are hundred all around the house. On the walks….the deck…in front of our garage doors & on the siding. I have made an aluminum bent spatula on a broom stick and kill hundreds by “sweeping” them with this blade [ it squishes them ] The smell is horrendous ! I can be out there for hours. By the time I have completed this chore….its time to start over again. I have killed them with Windex + dishwashing detergent BUT it only kills them on contact. So far I’ve only seen 3 in the house.

    Would like to try your product to determine if will stop them from multiplying even more!

    We have pets and grandkids come to visit… so toxic peticides are out of the question.

    Seems EVERYBODY around here has the same problem…. is only the second year of this infestation.. Cornell University says it a “Milipede Migration”. Er, are there coming or going ??? HELP

  128. By theresa madrak on Aug 17, 2010

    We have the endless milipede problem, everytime I go downstairs there is a couple of sitings then I go in the adjoining garage and it is like someone just dumped a bucket of them. I go around stomping on them and they just seem to keep appearing, tried bug sprays, organic stuff and they just keep on coming. Does your stuff really work? If I could get a free sample to find out I would gladly purchase the product if it seriously works.

  129. By Carla Barrett on Aug 21, 2010

    We are experiencing an invasion of little tiny millipedes that looked like they just hatched. They come across the patio concrete and come inside at the door. I am looking for something that is not harmful to the environment and pets. Thank you!

  130. By Alberta on Aug 22, 2010

    I recently had a bank of dirt and trees dug out to make more room behind our cabin and now we seem to have a milipede infestation. We were at the cabin for 4 days recently and killed at least 1000 milepedes on our carpet,walls, ceilings and flooring. This completely grosses me out and I don’t know what do to stop it. I have no idea were they are getting in as they seem to come from all areas of the cabin.

  131. By sj on Aug 24, 2010

    We seem to have these in our carpet, any help is appreciated.

  132. By Debra Pajula on Sep 1, 2010

    In the fall we have been getting 10-15 millipedes a day in various parts of our home…even the carpeted areas. We cannot find where they are coming from, and just want to be rid of them. We will try anything that will work.

  133. By Diana on Sep 6, 2010

    I live in Florida and millipedes are just a part of nature and its cycle…they are harmless and oh so cute! people even keep them as pets! I hurt one by accident when I closed the door on it and I am trying to find out how to help it!! please make peace with these gentle creatures…they’ve done and will do nothing to you.
    Diana

  134. By pipi on Sep 10, 2010

    these bugs are disgusting. we cannot go outside letalone entertain as they are everywhere at night time,,now they are everywhere in side.. which i have to vacume up everynite and every morning.. and its worse if i have to go out at night, as when i get home they are everywhere. its so good to know that there is ecosmart to use, as i wont buy chemicles.

  135. By Cindy on Sep 10, 2010

    At last, I have figured out what this nasty little creature is. And that I am not alone in the infestation of these little buggers. It is so gross to be sitting in the lower level of the house at a time of the day necessary to relax from a long hard day, only to be bothered with this. What amazes me is that I can pick up a couple of them and by the time I return to the room, there are more??!! It is nasty!

  136. By Christine on Sep 16, 2010

    My husband and I have had it with these Darn pre-historic looking milliedes… He had our home built 4 years ago from the ground up, I have lived here for 2 years and we have NEVER had an issue with them until this year and they getting way out of hand… They are in our screened in pool enclosure and lanai.. They are starting to get into our house.. No where near as on the lanai though… If you look into our pool right now we have about 30 in the bottom… Looks like the hubby will be vacuuming the pool this weekend.. Anyhow, we are looking for something to KILL these things with… We will be trying this EcoSmart that everyone is ranting and raving about.. I will leave and updated post here in a few days to let you all know how good it works….

  137. By Anna Koban on Sep 17, 2010

    We line in Minnesota and we’ve been finding more and more of these nasty little things in our house and are desperate to get rid of them without causing harm to our young child and dog.

    They seem to show up primarily in the bathroom and kitchen, but the other day we found one in our bed in a second story bedroom! We use tissues to pick them up and they release a nasty yellow substance. It’s gross. I hope this product works! This is so bad I’d actually consider moving if we can’t get rid of them.

  138. By Sreekanth on Sep 26, 2010

    Two weeks back I moved into an old apartment in Minnesota. Couple of days back it rained heavily and today these nasty creatures are everywhere. I just cleaned 30 of them. I can’t stand these creepy bugs.

  139. By JamesB on Oct 11, 2010

    I just moved down here to Jensen Beach, Florida a few weeks ago. I am having a huge infestation of these guys all over my patio and in my pool. I’m pretty sure I skim out 50-100 per day from the pool. That is not including the ones all over my walls and patio floor. These things are driving me insane!

  140. By Joe on Oct 15, 2010

    Hi from Wodonga in Victoria, Australia. I’ve decided for the first time to try my hand at growing strawberries. Having got the soil just right, the strawberry plants are going fantastic, and the millipedes are feasting on my juicy strawberries. ggrrrrrr!!

  141. By Kellie Morse on Nov 5, 2010

    I live in Melbourne, Florida and just having moved here from Atlanta, am disgusted to find so many of these creatures. I don’t want to kill them. If that is the only option, it has to be done. I have a dog, so safety is a concern. Also, I’ve tried Spectracide, that kills even the largest of spiders, without success. They just keep on going like it’s rain water??!!! I need help!

  142. By pat hinksman on Nov 10, 2010

    we have millions of these horrible bugs on our property as well as everyone else in our steet, we are opposite a chicken farm and in a residential area it is like an invation and we would like to try your product and will recomend it to others in the street if it works.How do i puchase it can i get it in Perth anywhere.HELP PLEASE

  143. By Ryanna Knutson on Nov 22, 2010

    We have had our home professionally treated a few times now, but still have bug problems. Right now it is millipedes! I kill several a day. We have a 7 month old baby and a dog, so I don’t want to use more chemicals. I need something though because baby loves to play on the floor. I also killed a scorpion last night. Help!

  144. By Bill Shields on Nov 26, 2010

    We have a small problem with millipedes in the house, only 2-3 per day and contact sprays seem to kill them off reasonably quickly. HOWEVER I have a nice strawberry patch with about 25 plants yielding 8-10 stawberries every day for our breakfast. The millapedes are burrowing in and eating the strawberries from the inside. Will EcoSmart work on this situation and will the strawberries be safe to eat? What is the procedure to use this product safely?

  145. By EcoSMART Kait on Feb 2, 2011

    Hi Bill,

    EcoSMART Garden Insect Killer should do the trick. Because it’s organic, you can still eat the strawberries. You can read the label online to familiarize yourself with safe handling.

  146. By melissa on Mar 14, 2011

    we are being ivaded by millipeads – I can’t stand them and the smell – i just want them gone! please help!!

  147. By Kari on Mar 15, 2011

    We have just moved to rural South Australia and now have to contend with spiders and millipedes. My 8 month old daughter ate a millipede the other day and luckily vomited it up. Worse than that, last night she went to eat a spider, but luckily we caught her before she could get near it. I”m hoping your product will help.

  148. By Ken Graham on Mar 15, 2011

    These millipedes seem to be worse at night coming into the house in droves. We spend all night and early morning vacuuming them up. They are also all over the ceiling of the garage and all down the driveway. I need to spray around the perimeter of the whole house. How much Ecosmart will I need to do that?

  149. By EcoSMART Kait on Mar 16, 2011

    Hi Ken,

    I would suggest the 60 oz EcoSMART Home Pest Control. Good luck.

  150. By John on Mar 17, 2011

    Last year was our fourth summer in our new home, and every night I would collect approximately 50 millipedes from the basement and garage floors, plus a few daily who made their way into the living areas of the house. I was hoping that it would not become an annual thing, but yesterday (the first day to reach 60 degrees outside) I spotted one crawling up the driveway toward the house. I have to try something!

  151. By Rae Peterson on Mar 28, 2011

    I live in country town on Yorke Peninsular and i find these little creatures are evey where outsidw and inside.They just seam to appear from nowhere as i sweep them up and 30 second later they are back inside i have my grandchildren sometimes and they like to play with crawling things but i did fond one of them about to put one in mouth. Please how do i get rid of them.
    Yours Rae Peterson

  152. By ALEDA CHAMBERS on Mar 28, 2011

    Hi,

    We have moved to our new home last year of Autumn, and since then, I noticed that we have millipedes in our house which I thought is not too much of a problem, since December we have so much of them crawling inside specially in our Front Porch and in our laundry area,virtually all over the house including the carpeted area and our bedroom. Last Friday, 25-Mar,at around midnight, I have seen hundreds of them in our Front Porch and in the ceiling surrounding the main door. I bought surface spray but I think it’ll only last overnight and they can still get in the house eventually. Please help me, it freaks me out everytime I see them crawling. Is there a way, I can eradicate them and will prevent them crawling inside my house. The house is always clean and the garden is always tidy. I have extreme fear of them. Thanks.

  153. By EcoSMART Kait on Mar 28, 2011

    Hi Rae,

    You can use EcoSMART Home Pest Control to safely get rid of them. Good luck!

  154. By Michael on Mar 30, 2011

    We have recently just moved into a new house and have discovered a major millipede problem. Their are usually thousands gathered around the home with a number of them gaining access through cracks and seals. They have become a nuisance and want them gone.

  155. By EcoSMART Kait on Apr 3, 2011

    Hi Aleda,

    You can try EcoSMART And & Roach Killer or EcoSMART Home Pest Control. Try to locate the nest and start there. Good luck!

  156. By Andrew on Apr 6, 2011

    Howdy

    I live in the Adelaide hills and like all houses around here suffer from serious millipede problems. How often would your product need to be re-applied around the outside of the house? Can it be used on the garden itself?

    Thanks

  157. By EcoSMART Kait on Apr 8, 2011

    Hi Andrew,

    If you want to use EcoSMART on your garden, I recommend EcoSMART Garden Insect Killer to ensure your plants don’t have any adverse reactions to the essential oils.

  158. By May Juneja on Apr 20, 2011

    I manage a townhome community. This spring several units are infested with millipedes. We are desperate for a solution.
    Please help !

  159. By taylor on May 4, 2011

    I live in Grenada West Indies and have always had a problem with millipedes but this year it is worse. I have between 100 – 200 each night on the front veranda. Several times each year I spray around the house with SEVIN to prevent termites but nothing stops the millipedes. I do spray the veranda each night but am afraid what the residue is doing to my dogs. Also I have 3 acres with numerous fruit trees which the nasty critters thrive on. Am at my wits end.

  160. By Jude on May 11, 2011

    My mom has had hundreds and likely thousands of millipedes invading her garage for the last couple of years. Once in a while she finds a couple in the basement. They really “bug” her and I’d love to help her get rid of them. She turned 90 this year and doesn’t really need this aggravation each year. Please help me, help her!

  161. By Julie Song on May 12, 2011

    I moved into a ground floor/basement apt this past fall. Millipedes have been showing up on the ground in every room, even during the winter. Now that spring is starting, there have been more and more, and the other day there was a BIG one in the kitchen. They are so gross even my cat (who loves to catch and eat bugs, much to my disgust) won’t eat them. I am terrified of what this place will be like in the summer. Probably crawling with bugs. I need a spray that will stop them that is safe around my cat.

  162. By Gill Christiansen on May 19, 2011

    Hi,
    We are a pest control firm and have been using essential oils in our services for nearly 20 years, as well as diatomacious earth and many other as ‘natural’ methods and products, we are also environmentally cerifified. I am keen to trial your product/s, we have a large complex with 100’s K of millipedes, many other pest companies have treated without success using SP’s and other. How do I order or access your product?
    Cheers
    Gill Christiansen

  163. By Jeff Elkins on Jun 5, 2011

    We live in Tallahassee, Florida. We have hundreds of trees that drop their leaves each winter and we have thousands of square feet where leaves are up to a foot thick. We cannot vacate all the leaves, only the ones directly around the house. As dark approaches, we have hundreds of Millipedes congregate around and on the siding of the house. Need a solution if you have one. Thanks Jeff Elkins

  164. By Chad Nichol on Jun 14, 2011

    Would love to test your product on my millipede population

  165. By shirley heitzler on Jun 17, 2011

    I wanted to use my hot tub but found the ground around it covered with millipedes! I tried a few products but they are still there! HELP!

  166. By shirley heitzler on Jun 18, 2011

    I wanted to use my hot tub but found the ground around it covered with millipedes! I tried a few products but they are still there! HELP! EcoSMART sounds like a wonderful product it would be wonderful to get rid of them and protect our pets. We live in the timber-and this is probably just the beginning!

  167. By Anne Spencer on Jun 20, 2011

    I have a small greenhouse with a strawberry patch in it and I now have an extreme amount of millipedes eating my strawberries. Where can I get this organic spray? Is in carried in gardening stores such as Canadian Tire etc?

  168. By Romello on Jun 29, 2011

    My grandmother lives in a damp-environment. I don’t think they are possible to avoid over here but im going to give it a try!

  169. By Laura on Jun 30, 2011

    Overnight millipedes or centipedes (not sure which) end up in our pool. In the morning there are hundreds of dead ones on the pool floor. We see just a few lingering on the cement patio around the pool. What can be done?

  170. By Pamela Anderson on Jul 2, 2011

    oh, I must be included in your test…we have just been taken over in Missouri…we live in a log home on the river of a wooden area and manage a larger retreat center tht adjoins our land. It, too, is a log home. With guests and church or business groups using the facility weekly…We simply must find a way to rid our homes and land of these pests…please help quickly as it is our busy season and we have no time for this!!!

  171. By M Buddhikot on Jul 4, 2011

    Hi, We saw a couple of millipedes inside our house. We want take control of the problem and will be happy to use your product.

  172. By michael mcgilton on Jul 10, 2011

    hello i am having the same trouble as the others ,these millipedes just keep coming back after spraying insecticides and sweeping and shoveling them out .they are disgusting and we need rid of them . contact us if you are still needing testers of your product ,thankyou

  173. By bill on Jul 11, 2011

    Does EcoSMART get rid of these pests? How do you use it?

  174. By Zack on Jul 13, 2011

    Millipede infestation! 3 cats 2 dogs in our home and we have so many millipedes that we don’t know what to do.

  175. By Kathy Snyder on Jul 17, 2011

    We have thousands of millipedes every day crawling on our bottom patio and up the basement wall. They are making their way inside the house. I have tried numerous products, even had Terminix try with no luck getting rid of them. We cannot have any activities on our patio they are so bad. I have tried ortho, seven, lime, bleach. Please help.

  176. By L. Wolfe on Jul 18, 2011

    Hi,

    As we are having a problem with these pests this year, I decided to try do some research on how to get rid of them. I have tried a product from our local home improvement store and it has not yet solved our problem. Would love to try your product. Thanks.

  177. By Rose on Jul 20, 2011

    We put an addition on our house 1 1/2 years ago and since that time have been overwhelmed with millipedes in the new and old basements — thousands of them!! Last night I spent 2 solid hours vacuuming them up. I assured my daughter that we would fix up our basement when we put on the addition and would have no more bugs. Well, we used to have some spiders and a few rolly-pollies — now we have thousands of millipedes! I don’t know how they are getting in, but I need help! thanks

  178. By Jean Bartos on Jul 31, 2011

    Hundreds in our vacation home in Smithville tn. What do you suggest. Jean

  179. By Gary Holland on Aug 1, 2011

    I’ve lived in this house for decades and never before had this problem. First I noticed them daily in the bathroom, in the shower, and sometimes a half dozen on the bath mat, especially if it was wet. When I went into the basement, they were crawling all over the floor and up the walls. I’ve also noticed them on one particular wall on the outside of our stucco house. They’re beginning to make their way to the 2nd floor. I just awoke to find one crawling on my arm in bed! Gross! Although our house is located in a rural area, we don’t have any mulch or leaves on the ground, and firewood is stacked about 40′ from the house. We had an extremely wet spring, but the humidity has normalized over the course of the summer. I’d love to be a tester! Thanks!

  180. By Sally Kenderdine on Aug 1, 2011

    Hi,

    I have lived in my home for 9 years. The house is built into the side of a hill so half of the living space is under ground level. We do have problems with dampness, but run 2 dehumidifiers and manage to keep this under cintrol. We have always noticed a few millipeds but never really been bothered until this year when we have been invaded!!! They seem to be in every room but are most prolific in the under ground levels. We have not tried any pest control products but are willing to try anything at this point because we NEED to get this problem under control!!!!

  181. By Andrea Johnson on Aug 1, 2011

    We have thousands of millepedes in our basement on our garage door and in our downstairs family room. Not they are slowly making their way upstairs into my kitchen and living room. They are stinky and disgusting. I don’t know how to get rid of them. We notice them more at night. We are going through major outside construction and this seems to have brought them out.

  182. By Lisa AS on Aug 1, 2011

    I live in the Bahamas and seems as though these critters are every where. I am excited to see if the eco-smart really works.

  183. By marleen rathfon hubert on Aug 1, 2011

    I would be thrilled to try your product. I live in central PA, surrounded largely by cornfields, in the same home for 14 years. I had not seen a millipede until 3 years ago, and now, for the past two summers, the numbers are increasing so that my porches and home are becoming infested by mid-summer. I have not been able to identify any nesting area. It is likely I need to cut back the shrubbery from around my home and I might be able to locate a problem area. In any case, I hope that you will consider me a candidate, as I am anxious to eliminate this annoying problem in a way that is not injurious to my pets and family. Thanks so much!

  184. By Janet Rozell on Aug 6, 2011

    Help, We live in northeastern PA. This summer we have been invaded by millions of millipedes. They are everywhere, climbing the walls outside at night, and some getting into the house. We have been spraying with Sevin, but it only slows them down temporarily. Every day, we sweep them up by the thousands. The dead ones smell terrible. We could use a safe product to get rid of these creatures.

  185. By Carol Ward on Aug 9, 2011

    We have had Termanix and still have them.
    We also have potted plants on our lani and maybe they are hiding there, must be because we have landscaping stone around the house exterior. Should we get rid of the plants

  186. By Mary on Aug 14, 2011

    We just recently purchased a 20 year old log home. The end of June we started seeing these worms and everyday it got worse. We had a pest exterminator come spray twice. But, yet every morning the entire exterior of the house, driveway and garage are covered with these thing. It is now the middle of August and we are still battling these disgusting, stinky millipedes!!! My husband said, “It’s either the worms go or he goes!!” HELP

  187. By Shavanda & Robert on Aug 19, 2011

    We live in The Bahamas in a newly built home. It is located in an area where all of the homes are infested with millipedes your assistance and bringing this infestation would be greatly appreciated. In The Bahamas this product will be a hit to assist other home owners. We are willing to market your product.

  188. By graeme on Aug 26, 2011

    I live on a property in australia , and have been over run with these horrible bugs. im very happy to find something that might realy work!!

  189. By Keith Sexton on Sep 4, 2011

    I see these guys in my house in Ft. Lauderdale every once in a while. We have a cat and was looking for a safe way to get rids of bugs. This sounds like the ticket! Can’t wait to try it!

  190. By Kelly on Sep 11, 2011

    We have an invasion of millipedes at our house. We need help, my daughter (1year) thinks they are toys to play with….ugh! Help….is there anything for the garden to kill them?

  191. By edward on Sep 11, 2011

    they seem to be in the grass.tried a product around the border of the house but did not work.to many of them.cocoa fl

  192. By Ken Putman on Sep 20, 2011

    I live in Southeast Florida, Palm Beach County. This is the first year that I have seen so many millipedes. Each morning I go out to my carport to read and drink some coffee. For the past few weeks I have been squishing these little pests by the dozen, day and night. I haven’t found their nesting place, yet! I hope that your product testing is still available, I am seeking an effective, environmentally safe means of control. I’m sure my neighbors would use a safe product too. Most of us have children and pets that play outside. This morning’s “death toll” is up over three dozen, just in my carport!

    Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you.
    Ken Putman
    KenPutman@Hotmail.com

  193. By nakturnal on Sep 28, 2011

    Each product is used different depending on the pest. Our products are based on the natural defenses that plants and trees have used for their self protection against insects and pathogens for millenia – essential oils.

  194. By mike robinson on Sep 30, 2011

    i hate mills

  195. By Elizabeth crage on Oct 1, 2011

    Being taken over by millipedes in South Florida. Driving me NUTS!!! please help!!!

  196. By JOSEPH E SMITH on Oct 2, 2011

    HOW CAN I EXTERMINATE SILVERFISH OR CENTIPEDES OR MILIPEDES

  197. By Roxanne on Oct 5, 2011

    We despertly need somthing to get rid of these little buggers, every fall they invade our shop floor and garage floor, then manage to find their way ito our basement which of course leads to finding them in our bathroom,our shop garage and home are very neat and clean however these things are totally gross and seem to get worse every year and are always around a 1/2 inch long or so with a hard shell and curl up when they die or are touched, its SO gross when your walking and they crunch under your feet, Any tips on how to get rid of them would be greatly appreciated and a sample of your product to try would be a life saver if it works Im willing to buy it by the case full as in our shop we run a buisness and you can imagine what people think when they see them, we have to sweep them out sometime 2 to 3 times a day plus of course cleaning my garage and home all the time to keep them out as much as we can…..I dont have any dead leaves, wettness around the buildings just a few simple flower beds and bushes ~~~ Please help and thank you!!!

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