House centipede located crawling on garage wall in Allen during early summer pest inspection.

Home/Pest Articles/Centipedes/Centipedes vs Millipedes How Are Centipedes and Millipedes Different? Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated August 2026 Centipedes & Millipedes Both have long segmented bodies with legs down their whole length, and both end up inside homes in Collin County. But centipedes and millipedes are completely different animals … Read more

Home/Pest Articles/Centipedes/Centipede Bites What to Know About Centipede Bites in Collin County Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated August 2026 Centipede Control A centipede bite is the thing people worry about, and the centipede people find indoors in Collin County, the house centipede, wants nothing to do with you. … Read more

House centipede on tile beside a baseboard gap, showing the flat striped body and 15 pairs of long banded legs

Home/Pest Articles/Centipedes/Centipede Infestation Signs Signs of House Centipede Infestation in Your Home Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated August 2026 Centipede Control A centipede infestation indoors is not really the problem. It is a signal. Centipedes are predators, and they follow their food indoors. Where centipedes are doing well, … Read more

House centipede on tile beside a baseboard gap, showing the flat striped body and 15 pairs of long banded legs

Home/Pest Articles/Centipedes/House Centipedes How and Why House Centipedes Get Into Your Home Ryan Beyer, President  ·  Pest Me Off  ·  McKinney, TX  ·  Updated August 2026 Pest Control House centipedes get into a home at ground level, through gaps that were already there, and almost always because something they eat got in first. That second … Read more