You follow all the "rules"; like making sure you aren't bringing home anything in the potatoes except potatoes, sealing all the cracks, no dirty dishes, etc. Still after all of this, there are silverfish. They seem to like paper, not food in my house. They come up through the drain.
I called to ask about these awful little things. The response was they are all over Southern California, and there is nothing a pest control company can do. In my case, I couldn't have harmful poison around, and was hoping they had an answer as to what to do about the few I had seen. I had seen several things that was suppose to work (like cinnamon and cloves). So I put cinnamon powder, as well as the sticks, where the pest company had told me they usually are. This didn't work so I had to find something else.
I read silverfish can't stand clover. I guessed it was worth a try. Besides liking paper, they also like clothes. The only trace I could see was a few little holes. I put clover around all of the baseboards in the closet area and linen closet.
I remembered the whole cloves I had seen put in ham at family reunions. So I got Styrofoam balls from the local craft store. I put the cloves in it like you do in top of a ham or other food. It was easily hung off of the rod where my clothes hang.
I still see one or two a couple times a month. I think they're coming from next door, because it is always in the drain or stove. Other than that, they have disappeared. Putting the clover powder against the wall and baseboard in the closets, I believe worked best.
Getting rid of boxes and paper is something I do also. I wouldn't want anyone to have these pests but mine wasn't ever bad, and ended up being easy to control.
Source: Pest control company told me they like paper and clothes, but not food. A Living Green article had a couple suggestions.
By Luana M. from San Diego, CA
When the weather gets warmer silverfish arrive in my home, usually in the same areas. Is there anything I can do go get rid of them?
By Mary C.
By Sharron1949
05/10/2011
My "green guide" suggests placing perfumed soap and a few cloves amongst garments to ward off silverfish or eucalyptus oil wiped inside drawers or epsom salts sprinkled where silverfish are seen. Hope this helps.
Suddenly I have an invasion of silverfish. Regular spraying doesn't control the problem. Help please!
By Elizabeth
By Macie4
07/31/2012
When we took a box down from out attic we discovered it to be full of silverfish. I immediately put bay leaves in the box and poof no more silverfish. I then put bay leaves all over the house under beds, dressers, bookcases and I have never seen another silverfish. Good luck.
How do I get rid of silverfish?
By Jessica W. from King, NC
By larflu
12/01/2012
It's not so much moisture as it is to do with high humidity and then there are some common bristle tails that like warm and dry. They will be originating from the walls and attic space and treating the entry points which is usually the wall / ceiling penetrations with a residual insecticide can help keep them away, though the penetrations can be ceiling fixtures and skylights that can't be easily treated. If you are worried about them breeding in closet and drawers DEKKO makes a silverfish bait that can be found over the web.
How can I get rid of silverfish? The pest control people have not eliminated them, after coming back twice.
By Elizabeth from Gold Coast, Australia
By MonikaTemplin
01/01/2010
Silverfish (and any other crawling-bug pests--cockroaches, earwigs, ants, centipedes, etc.) can be safely, efficiently and cost-effectively controlled with diatomaceous earth (available in specialty garden stores). It looks and feels like talcum powder and usually costs less than $10 for a 5 pound bag (a lifetime supply). It is non-toxic to humans and pets since it scratches the outer casing or breathing structure of insects and bugs, causing them to dehydrate. A pest only has to walk through some of it and they are as good as dead! As long as it remains dry, it is effective continuously, forever.
Just apply a thin line of diatomaceous earth along baseboard cracks--or anywhere else pests appear, or dust a specific area. If you know what your particular pest likes to eat, you can also make simple "traps" with a dish of diatomaceous earth and some tasty bait placed where you have the problem. One of the best methods of continuous pest control is to dust the space between your walls or under cabinets.
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Getting Rid of Silverfish