{"id":308253,"date":"2025-11-21T08:45:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T08:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/are-centipedes-dangerous-russells-pest-control\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T08:45:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T08:45:10","slug":"are-centipedes-dangerous-russells-pest-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=308253","title":{"rendered":"Are Centipedes Dangerous? | Russell\u2019s Pest Control"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Here at Russell\u2019s Pest Control, one of the most common concerns we hear is something along the lines of, \u201c<\/span>I\u2019m seeing a lot of centipedes in my basement. Should I be concerned?\u201d <\/span><\/i>This is certainly the time of year when you might see lots of little centipedes in your basement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When the weather starts cooling down, the centipedes need to settle somewhere cool and moist. For this reason, they will sometimes enter man-made structures to protect themselves and wait out the winter. They\u2019re commonly found in unfinished basements or crawl spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n

They\u2019re certainly hard to miss, but the real question is whether these arthropods are dangerous or not. The experts at Russell\u2019s Pest Control are here to lay down the facts.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dangers of Centipedes<\/span><\/h2>\n

First and foremost, centipedes are not dangerous to humans. They stick to preying on their fellow bugs and are actually very afraid of people! There are still a few legitimate reasons that people might want them gone, but it\u2019s important to remember that they are perfectly content to leave you alone as long as you do the same.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n