People who have lived in the countryside are not unfamiliar with centipedes. Every summer, when the weather is hot, centipedes will appear in the house. We all know that centipedes are harmful. If bitten, there will be some swelling, and in serious cases, it may even seriously harm life. So what should you do if there are centipedes at home? How to completely eliminate them?

Firstly, what are the reasons for centipedes at home?

1. Centipedes like a wet and cold environment. If the home is too damp and cold, centipedes will crawl into the house. The thing to do is to keep the indoor air dry. It is recommended to sprinkle some quicklime powder at the door or other places where centipedes may crawl in to prevent them from entering the house.

2. Messy and dirty places are also the favorite hiding places of centipedes. Therefore, it is necessary to keep the home clean, especially the windows and doors where centipedes are very easy to enter. It is recommended to regularly remove green plants on balconies and other places, and do not place some green plants that are easy to attract centipedes and other small insects into the house.

Secondly, how to completely eliminate centipedes at home? These 5 methods can help you solve the problem!

1. Go to the pharmacy to buy permethrin, then sprinkle it in areas where centipedes often appear, and also in the drain pipes. After that, you can completely eliminate centipedes. In a few days, you will see poisoned centipedes, and you just need to pick them up with a special tool and throw them away.

2. Buy some insecticide pills and place them in areas with centipedes, then seal the space and smoke the centipedes to completely eliminate them.

3. Centipedes usually crawl in through the drain pipes. You need to sprinkle some realgar mixed with alcohol into the drain pipes, which can completely eliminate centipedes and prevent them from appearing again.

4. Keep a rooster at home. The natural enemy of centipedes is the rooster, and the rooster will love to catch and eat the big centipede as soon as it sees it. Therefore, if there is a big centipede at home, you can keep a rooster there to completely eliminate the fear of the centipede appearing.

5. Buy a bottle of DDT and dilute it with realgar water solution to form a water solution, spray it on the ground and corners of the room, and then close the store for half a day. It is said that the actual effect is very good, but DDT is toxic, so it should be used with caution.