The house centipede is one of the most jarring insects a homeowner can encounter — fifteen pairs of long legs, remarkable speed, and the ability to appear in a bathroom, sink, or basement without warning. Most people’s instinct is to eliminate them on the spot and figure out why later. Miller Pest Solutions can do both: treat the centipede problem and help you understand what’s attracting them to your Elkhorn home in the first place.

Signs of a Centipede Infestation

  • Sightings in bathrooms, sinks, or bathtubs — centipedes are attracted to moisture and often fall into sinks and tubs they can’t climb out of
  • Centipedes in basements or crawl spaces — their preferred habitat; high-moisture, dark environments with plenty of prey
  • Multiple sightings over time — seeing one centipede occasionally is common; frequent sightings suggest an established population or heavy prey availability
  • Other pest activity — centipedes follow food. Significant centipede presence often means spiders, silverfish, flies, or roaches are also present

Why Centipedes Are Common in Elkhorn

The house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) is well-suited to Nebraska’s climate. It thrives in the same conditions that characterize Elkhorn homes during humid summers: moist basements, damp crawl spaces, and bathrooms with condensation issues. Unlike most pest insects, centipedes are predators — they eat spiders, silverfish, flies, small roaches, and other insects. A centipede population inside a home is usually a sign that there’s enough other pest activity to sustain them.

That’s actually an important diagnostic clue. Centipede problems rarely exist in isolation. If you’re seeing them regularly, there’s likely an underlying moisture issue and a broader pest community inside the structure that’s worth addressing.

Elkhorn’s summer humidity and the prevalence of finished and unfinished basements in the area create reliable centipede habitat. They can enter through gaps around pipes, foundation cracks, crawl space vents, and any ground-level opening.

Our Centipede Control Process

  • Moisture assessment — identifying and recommending correction of humidity and moisture issues in basements, crawl spaces, and bathrooms
  • Residual insecticide treatment — applied to harborage areas, cracks, crevices, and along the perimeter of affected rooms
  • Prey pest treatment — addressing the underlying pest community (spiders, silverfish, flies, etc.) that is sustaining centipede populations
  • Exterior perimeter treatment — reducing centipede and prey pest entry from outside
  • Dehumidification recommendations — a dehumidifier in the basement is often one of the most effective long-term centipede deterrents

Treating centipedes alone, without addressing moisture and prey populations, produces temporary results at best. We treat the whole system.

Why Choose Miller Pest Solutions

Miller Pest Solutions has served Elkhorn and the Omaha area since 2001. Joel Miller has been a licensed pest control operator since 2007. We’re QualityPro Certified and NPMA members. We take moisture-related pest problems seriously and give you practical recommendations — not just a spray-and-go approach.

Get a Free Phone Bid Today

Finding centipedes in your Elkhorn home? Call Miller Pest Solutions at (402) 769-0997 for a free phone bid. We’ll talk through what you’re seeing and give you an honest estimate. More information is available at millerthekiller.com.