Is the centipede of terrestrial arthropods poisonous? How do you evict or kill when you come to your house?

Centipede is a terrestrial arthropod, flat strip, 9~17 cm long, 0.5~1 cm wide, composed of 22 links, like to inhabit wet and dark places, more common in summer, generally come out at night activities. So, is centipede poisonous? How do you expel or kill them when they come to your house?

Is the centipede poisonous?

1, centipede is poisonous, and is "five poison (centipede, snake, scorpion, gecko, toad)" head, all its toxins are concentrated in the head, head poisonous hook 1 pair, but different species of centipede toxin composition is different, different sizes of centipede toxicity is also different.

2, centipede is divided into red head, green head, black head three kinds, of which, black centipede toxicity is the most; under normal circumstances, the larger centipede toxicity is also very large; at the same time, centipede antenna more, the faster the action, the stronger the toxicity. If it is bitten by a small centipede, only local redness and pain occur; if it is bitten by a big centipede, headache, fever, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, snoring, convulsions, coma and other symptoms may occur; if it is bitten by a red-headed black-bodied yellow-footed centipede, severe pain will occur soon. Therefore, be careful not to be bitten by centipedes, because no nontoxic centipedes have been found yet, but the toxicity is different.

3. Although centipede is poisonous, it can be used as a kind of medicinal material. It has the effect of calming wind and relieving convulsion, attacking poison and dispersing masses, dredging collaterals and relieving pain. It can treat infantile convulsion, convulsion, stroke, hemiplegia, tetanus, rheumatism, sore, scrofula, snake bite and other symptoms. Therefore, there are also artificial breeding centipedes.

2. What should I do if I am bitten by a centipede?

First, find a piece of cloth and tie it tightly above the bite to prevent the venom from spreading, but relax for 1 to 2 minutes every 15 minutes to prevent necrosis of the bite site. Then, wash the wound with soapy water or disinfect it with alcohol, which can effectively remove venom and prevent wound infection. If the bite is not very serious, you can use houttuynia cordata, dandelion mashed external application, if not, you can ice pain, and then cut the skin of the wound, with suction or cupping to suck out venom, and choose potassium permanganate solution or lime water to wash the wound; if the poisoning phenomenon is particularly serious, to quickly go to the hospital for treatment.

3. How to expel or kill centipedes in your home?

Centipedes like wet living environment, and a lot of debris at home, centipedes like to come, if touched, it is likely to be bitten, so, if there are centipedes at home, we must find ways to expel or kill. Here are a few ways to expel or kill centipedes.

1, drug fumigation, such as sulfur, pyrethroids, dichlorvos, etc. However, these drugs are toxic to humans and animals and are not suitable for indoor use. They are only suitable for use in houses such as unmanned warehouses.

2, pesticides kill, kill mosquitoes and cockroaches and other pests aerosol pesticides, can effectively kill the general small centipede, some large centipedes can not kill, the smell of pesticides can also expel it. These pesticides are low in toxicity and are suitable for use in the home environment.

3, food trap or trap, centipede likes to eat chicken and eggs, you can apply poison such as rat poison on chicken or eggs, and then put it in the place where centipede haunts; you can also put chicken or eggs in a closed wire cage, and then put it in the place where centipede haunts, and wait for centipede to enter.

4, odor expulsion, you can use wormwood or pepper smoke, you can also use realgar wine scattered on the ground or centipede hiding place, you can also sprinkle lime, sulfur, realgar wine, etc. near the outdoor door window, you can expel centipedes.

5, raise a rooster, let the rooster catch centipede.

Centipede is poisonous, usually pay attention to, do not be bitten by it, so as not to be poisoned, the home should also be kept dry and clean, you can use quicklime in addition to moisture, corner wardrobe and other places can be placed camphor ball and other insect repellent drugs, so that you can effectively expel centipede. centipedes are coming in from the outside, try to avoid leaving channels for them, or sprinkle lime powder at the door and window and where it is possible to come in.