silverfish?

Question

I have an outbreak of silverfish in my bathroom. They have been there for 7 years but each summer they tend to multiply in numbers. Think they are living under my bath This year is particularly bad and at night time my bathroom floor is covered. Does anybody know how to get rid of them. Have been to the gardening shops and B+Q etc etc but can find nothing. My bathroom does not have a window in it, but a dehumidefying system

Answer 1

Lepisma saccharina (commonly called the fishmoth, urban silverfish or just the silverfish) is a small, wingless insect. Its common name derives from the animal's silvery grey colour, while the scientific name indicates the silverfish's diet of carbohydrates such as sugar or starches. It belongs to the basal insect order Thysanura, and the species is estimated to have existed for 300 million years.

An eyeless species of silverfish, or a close relative, was discovered in January 2006 in caves in Sequoia National Park, California.

The body of a silverfish is approximately 10 mm long, excluding the antennae and caudal furcae. The metallic sheen is due to silvery scales, which only appear after the third moult.

In buildings, silverfish can only exist in sufficiently humid, crevice-rich environments. If these two conditions are removed, the silverfish will not be able to survive. Other measures that may be taken to eliminate silverfish, at least temporarily, include the following:

A 1:1-ratio dispersion of borax and sugar is a reliable bait to kill silverfish.
The scent of a sal ammoniac solution should drive away silverfish within 24 hours.
To capture silverfish, sprinkle plaster on a wet, white cotton cloth, put it in a corner overnight, near the silverfish's hideout.
Another useful way to capture silverfish is to put a grated potato on a slab by their hideout overnight. The silverfish will crawl into the potato to feed. The next morning, the whole potato, along with the silverfish inside, can be disposed of.

Answer 2

Silverfish love cool damp places.I know that when I bring a plant in from outdoors the bug powder that I use drives them out of the plant, so they aren't immune to pesticides.You may have to bug bomb the place.Drilling holes into the walls first to make sure you get them all. Good Luck

Answer 3

No, they are no longer likely volatile, yet you are able to do away with them with basically an over-the-counter insecticide, like Raid. Spray it everywhere decrease than your counters and decrease than your sink. additionally be sure which you have not have been given any holes the place the pipes are at entering your kitchen. in case you do, then get some increasing foam, which could be offered at any ironmongery shop. better of success to you.........

Answer 4

check for an access panel for the plumbing in your bathtub. Should be behind the wall of your shower faucet. Might be in the closet of an adjoining room. When you find the access panel, you can spray under the tub and maybe kill them all

Answer 5

Raid has always worked for me. But you have to spray under the baseboards and in and around the tub.

Answer 6

I found this website:
http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/entomology/factsheet/silverfish.html
Good Luck

Answer 7

tread on them

Answer 8

exterminator