Comments on: Malta’s House Guests

By: Elizabeth Ayling

Elizabeth Ayling — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:13:24 +0000

Ricky, I know, I was desperate to put a more regular name to my ‘worms’ as I call them. The photo on Ilene’s piece didn’t look like them, so I dug around (metaphorically speaking) and the Black Portuguese seems to be the one. Not that a pest by another name smells sweeter!

By: Ricky

Ricky — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:04:47 +0000

Hi Elisabeth,

great article!

When Ilene was writing the story you linked to, I tried to examine them to find out if they are centipedes or millipedes but couldn’t take the smell long enough to count the legs. Your link solves that question -)))

By: Andy Towler

Andy Towler — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:42:18 +0000

I christened them “stinkipedes” shortly after moving to Malta, and funnily enough when I mention that word, everyone knows exactly what I mean!

But you’re right about the solutions – keep yards swept and basements dehumidified, and you won’t see so many.