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Page: 1 (revision date:7/14/2015) House centipede Use Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for successful pest management. Biology The house centipede (<i>Scutigera coleoptrata</i>) is a slender, flattened, many-segmented arthropod approximately 1 to 1 1/2 inches long. It can be found throughout the United States, both in and outdoors in warmer areas, and primarily indoors in colder regions. This centipede is grayish-yellow in color with three dark stripes running along its back. Adults have fifteen pairs of long, fragile legs. The long, delicate antennae and the last pair of legs are both longer than the body. Newly hatched nymphs have four pairs of legs, with additional pairs being added with each molt. House centipedes are quick, agile hunters of spiders and insects, including flies, cockroaches, moths, and many other insects found indoors. They are usually active at night and run very quickly, holding their body up on its long legs. House centipedes prefer damp areas; frequently they are found in basements, bathrooms, closets, or potted plants. As with all centipedes, house centipedes have strong mouthparts with large jaws. They may inflict a painful bite if handled. While they can be considered beneficial since they are predators and aid in control of indoor insect pests, house centipedes usually alarm homeowners and can be a nuisance in the home. Management Options Non-Chemical Management ~ House centipedes prefer moist areas. To aid in control, reduce moisture in areas such as basements, bathrooms, etc. Provide adequate ventilation in crawl spaces. ~ Remove debris from houseplant pots and trays to reduce centipede hiding places. ~ Use a vacuum to dispose of centipedes indoors. ~ Make the home less attractive to house centipedes by reducing available food. Keep screens in good repair and seal or block entry points into the home to reduce the number of other insects entering the house. Select non-chemical management options as your first choice! Chemical Management IMPORTANT: Visit Home and Garden Fact Sheets for more information on using pesticides None recommended. Page: 2 House centipede Images ~ Caption: House Centipede ~ Photo by: S. Allen ~ Caption: House Centipede ~ Photo by: Whitney Cranshaw.

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Camp Chiricahua July 16–28, 2019
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(LINNAEUS, 1758) in the SOUTH of WESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA (CHILOPODA: SCUTIGEROMORPHA: SCUTIGERIDAE) 1Altai State University, Lenina Avenue, 61, Barnaul 656049, Russia
428 Бiологiчний вiсник UDC 595.624 Nefediev P.S.1, Tuf I.H.2, Dyachkov Yu.V.1, Efimov D.A.3 FIRST RECORD OF SCUTIGERA COLEOPTRATA (LINNAEUS, 1758) IN THE SOUTH OF WESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA (CHILOPODA: SCUTIGEROMORPHA: SCUTIGERIDAE) 1Altai State University, Lenina Avenue, 61, Barnaul 656049, Russia. E-mail: [email protected] 2Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, Olomouc 77900, Czech Republic. E-mail: [email protected] 3Kemerovo State University, Krasnaya Street, 6, Kemerovo 650043, Russia. E-mail: [email protected] The order, family, genus and species of the house centipede are new to Asian Russia’s list: Scutigeromorpha, Scutigeridae, Scutigera Lamark, 1801, and Scutigera coleoptrata (Linnaeus, 1758). All records of the species in the south of western Siberia appear to be associated with synanthropic habitats. Distributional remarks are provided, all currently reported findings being mapped as well. Key words: house centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata, Scutigeridae, Scutigeromorpha, anthropochore, faunistics, introduction, Siberia. INTRODUCTION The centipede fauna of Siberia is very poorly-studied. All former research has been devoted to Lithobiomorpha and Geophilomorpha in natural habitats. Investigating anthropogenic habitats in the south of western Siberia, we have currently found the house centipede Scutigera coleoptrata (Linnaeus, 1758). Both the order Scutigeromorpha, and the family Scutigeridae it belongs to, are almost worldwide, distributed in all continents, on all major islands and many oceanic islands with the exception of Antarctica, and many records refer to introduced populations of Scutigera coleoptrata (Bonato & Zapparoli, 2011). The samples treated below have been deposited in the collection of the Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia (ASU). RESULTS SCUTIGEROMORPHA Pocock, 1895 SCUTIGERIDAE Gervais, 1837 Scutigera coleoptrata (Linnaeus, 1758) ISSN 2225-5486 (Print), ISSN 2226-9010 (Online).
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