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curl up in their death spiral and die fast
enough.

There are two main types of millipedes
in Iowa. The common millipede is
approximately 1 inch long with a hard,
rounded, cylindrical body that is brown
to blackish in color. They have short,
inconspicuous legs and they usually coil
into a spiral when handled or disturbed
and when dead.

The garden or greenhouse millipede
(also called flat-backed millipede) is
often abundant in greenhouses (as the
Common millipede with four inconspicuous legs per name implies) but is also found in potted
body segment houseplants and may live outdoors
Millipedes in the house usually die within a in damp areas. The garden millipede
day after getting inside because the house is different from the more common
is much too dry for them to survive. For millipedes by being moderately flattened
many homeowners, the millipedes don’t (Continued on Page 11)

RODENTHOR

The RODENTHOR line consists of rodent block bait, soft bait, rat bait stations and snap traps. Both baits
contain the advanced anticoagulant, single-feeding active ingredient bromadiolone. Rodenthor products are
labeled for use in a wide range of locations, including in and around homes and residential buildings, food
processing facilities, industrial, commercial, agricultural and public buildings, and similar structures.

Steve Goscinsky

203-482-0778
sgoscinsky@ensystex.com

888-398-3772 • ENSYSTEX.COM ENSYSTEX

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