how can i prevent transferring silverfish from my current place to my new house?

Question

I'm renting now, and I've seen a few here and there. I know they like moisture and the house is clean, but sometimes i still see them. I'm moving into my own place in about 2 weeks and I don't want to transfer them there. What should I do?

Answer 1

They love paper and cardboard to eat. Don't use cardboard boxes to move.

Answer 2

I should have s/fish running out my showerhead BUT I use Boraxo (20 mule team kind) as laundry booster and speinkle freely about the areas of indoor and outdoor problems like cardboard on ground,wood piles,trash ect. Roachetts de major do not like it either. I don't think it is harmfull to pets kids or birds as the agent of it is the crystaline powder that cuts the pests eating parts and feet to make them unhappy with the environment.Pest acide Companies use Boric acid to achive the same results but if its to good they lose business. I have never had Roches /silver-fish,waterbugs ect and thats includeing 15 years in 5 cafes and I live on a farm in the wet lands of Kansas.
The State of Colo requires Pest spray by cert agent But I still kept control with Boraxo powders and told the agent to spray his stinky chemicals into the Sewer vent and not in my stores.

Answer 3

Anywhere that's cool damp they'll tend to lurk....

Try to repack any boxes you might have in the basement, garage or shed..... keep all the stuff you have to move in dry, waterproof packaging.... or if you are using cardboard keep the boxes somewhere warm and dry.

if you have anything that might be damp try to dry it out.... for example inflatable paddling pools....

also with your plants check the underneath before you transfer them as they sometimes hide underneath....

Usually it's more to do with the actual building... if it suffers from damp then that's when you have a bigger problem.

Hope the moves goes well!

Answer 4

make sure none r attached to your thins when u move