Insect Identification - Millipede

Pest Identification Guide

Millipede
Class Diplopoda

Brownish, 1 to 1-1/2 inches long; segmented, with a pair of legs per segment. Nocturnal; normally live outdoors under objects located on damp soil; hordes will crawl into homes. Diet is damp and decaying wood and plant matter. Eggs are deposited in the soil; most species reach sexual maturity in the second year, and live several years after that. Occasional epidemics occur, where thousands of millipedes will infest an area, sometimes carpeting the ground with their bodies.

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