Hi Richard Hi Gretchen Thank you so much indeed for the precious advices.
I'll talk to the library staffs to check out the door, window and wall and seal. As the staffs and users should walk corridor with tiptoe to not step on the invaders...we need to act as soon as possible..... Have a nice week for all. Best Yoshiko 2024年6月2日(日) 19:24 Pollack, Richard J <richard_poll...@harvard.edu>: > Millipedes are scavengers. Centipedes are predaceous. Neither are likely > to pose a concern, but the presence of either kind may indicate that there > are opportunities to better seal the building envelope to ward off more > concerning beasts. > > > > *From: *pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf > of Anderson, Gretchen <anders...@carnegiemnh.org> > *Date: *Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 1:11 PM > *To: *pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> > *Subject: *Re: [PestList] millipedes > > Millipedes are hunters of other critters, therefore incidentals. They are > not a collections pest. Check for their food source and for the way they > are getting in. Block all holes and cracks. Check the door sweeps. > Redouble house keeping. > > > > Good luck, > > Gretchen > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Jun 2, 2024, at 9:45 AM, Pollack, Richard J < > richard_poll...@harvard.edu> wrote: > > > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not > click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know > the content is safe. > > Yoshiko, > > > > Most often, millipedes invade a building via gaps beneath exterior doors > or around windows or non-sealed utility penetrations. They may also thrive > indoors in basements or other sites where is it humid and cool, such as > within or around sumps, floor drains that lead to dry wells or the soil, > and in overly watered plant pots. As Joel mentioned, rains may drive > millipedes (and other creatures) indoors. > > > > -Rich > > > > *Richard J. 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