In the past few months I have found brown worms, 2-3 inches long, some thin, some thick, in my house. I live in a 2nd floor condo, but the suckers crawl up the sides of the house, I see them from the outside! It just seems to be increasing. Any ideas what I can do to prevent them from getting in???? Please help!
2006-10-21 03:13:14 · 6 answers · asked by kmari 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Determined little guys!
You might want to lay down salt, diatomaceous earth, or some similar substance to kill them before they get into your house. And look at the seals around your doors and windows.
Good luck!
2006-10-21 03:17:34 · answer #1 · answered by Tigger 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are probably tent caterpillars that are found crawling up fruit trees and oak trees. thousands are hatched from cocoons laid in trees by moths, Then they eat the leaves from that tree and climb down to go up the next tree for their next meal. They are seasonal and will go away. if you see any cocoons stuck to the side of the house brush them off to destroy next year's crop of them.
They used to be killed by DDT but now that is out of favor and the insects are thriving but the trees are dying.
2006-10-21 03:19:46 · answer #2 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
how to avoid worms without killing when they surface out at floors outside house ..actually they pore out through drains openings...even sometime at washrooms...................pls advice me
2015-07-05 04:13:10 · answer #3 · answered by nitin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds to me they may be living in the walls, id call an exterminator
2006-10-21 03:17:54 · answer #4 · answered by Andrew M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
look at where they are coming in and seal the hole/place they're coming in (or get pest control).
2006-10-21 03:20:48 · answer #5 · answered by the Politics of Pikachu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that happened to us when it rain or when the water was on too long.
2006-10-21 03:17:26 · answer #6 · answered by copestir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋