Put your foot down on Silverfish

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Silverfish are nocturnal and secretive. The extent of an infestation may go on for long periods of time, allowing for very large populations. They reproduce very quickly and have destructive feeding habits, ruining paper books, clothing and wallpaper. Their preferred environment is damp areas mainly around the kitchen, laundry room, bathroom, attic and basement. Silverfish nymphs (babies) develop quicker in areas that are humid therefore preventing an infestation can be as simple as controlling humidity in your house. Open vents in crawl spaces and seal baseboards with caulking. Because silverfish eat an assortment of foods, rigorous housekeeping may help stop an infestation. Sticky traps and pesticides sold in retail stores will only kill individual insects and usually cannot stop an entire infestation. Dealing with a silverfish infestation requires treatment of both adult silverfish and their shelter. Silverfish infestations usually require professional treatment.

gogreenpestcontrol.ca Ladner Tsawwassen Delta B.C. Randy Bilesky

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