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Post by joeelliott on Dec 23, 2016 20:34:12 GMT -5
I have a glass sphere with some neps, sundews, pings, and orchids in it that has been over run with centipedes. I bet you there are thousands of those suckers in there. They don't seem to be harming the plants but it is unsightly to look over at my prized plants and see the horde all over the place. Is there a cp friendly way to get rid of them?
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Post by WillyCKH on Dec 23, 2016 21:37:06 GMT -5
Centipedes dry out and die if they don’t stay in a moist environment, so if you can lower the humidity for a while they will move to other places to live.
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Post by lloyd on Dec 23, 2016 21:45:48 GMT -5
Sounds like heaven for the plants. Neam spray everywhere but the plants should cut them down considerably.
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Post by joeelliott on Dec 24, 2016 6:20:47 GMT -5
They are outpacing the plant's consumption. I will try to find some neam oil. Drying them out isn't an option.
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Post by deanm on Dec 24, 2016 16:15:08 GMT -5
Centipedes are predators - so i would not worry about them too much as they will turn on each other after they run out of prey. Are you sure they are centipedes? Not sowbugs/pill bugs which are detritivores/herbivores?
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Post by joeelliott on Dec 25, 2016 19:50:57 GMT -5
Either centipedes or millipedes, definitely not pill bugs. They seem to be eating the growing media but they could be eating something tiny on the media as well, hard to say.
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Post by lloyd on Dec 25, 2016 20:07:56 GMT -5
Centipedes or millipedes? Must we be kept in suspense?
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Post by Seymour on Dec 25, 2016 20:38:27 GMT -5
Post a pic if you can please.
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Post by deanm on Dec 26, 2016 18:42:27 GMT -5
Millipedes are detritivores so that may explain the "soil eating" behaviour whereas centipedes are strictly predators. Millipedes are generally round in cross-section with their legs underneath their body versus centipedes that are more oval/flattened in cross-section and their legs coming out more from the sides of their body. Also millipedes legs are in 2 pairs per segment versus a single pair of legs per segment for centipedes.
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Post by joeelliott on Dec 28, 2016 5:43:57 GMT -5
Definitely millipedes with that description.
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Post by grackle on Jan 19, 2017 9:24:13 GMT -5
I generally leave my millipedes be. When they group I remove most with 1 or 2 tweezer grabs to stave off orgies and check out whether nearby plants were in distress drawing them to that spot. Wet leaf litter, such as fallen Fittonia leaves I've begun to pile off to the side until they have dried out. It seems to change their focus for the majority.
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Post by Seymour on Jan 19, 2017 10:51:38 GMT -5
I have a long way to go in this hobby. I have yet to experience an infestation. I get gnat flies (which i am happy to watch them stick to my droseras) but thats about it so far. The odd spider hides in there but they make a mistake eventually.
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Post by partisangardener on Feb 6, 2017 13:42:56 GMT -5
Some millipedes eat life plants. So a picture should be necessary.
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Post by grackle on Feb 12, 2017 20:17:30 GMT -5
Some millipedes eat life plants. So a picture should be necessary. Ack! I did not know that. I have been having great good fortune then. I'll be watching for any that seem to be new. Thanks.
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