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When we did our deck, my husband insisted on some majestic palms to give it a tropical feel, and boy do they love the deck because they started out small and are now huge in one season! But, they can't survive our winters outside, so we brought them indoors and put them in our basement. They are continuing to grow out of control, but now I've noticed that there are (many) centipedes or millipedes in the soil of one pot and I'm grossed out by them. My husband says, "awwww what's the problem. Just leave them there they won't go anywhere." Ummmm, NO! This is the singlemost reason I don't like houseplants, because of the insects that like them too. Any ideas what I can/should do? What can I use on the bugs without killing the palms?