Silverfish

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Live Silverfish-Free with Pointe!

Pointe Pest Control is committed to keeping your home pest-free in every season. Our team of experienced and state-certified technicians are dedicated to providing safe and effective pest control services for the Western Illinois and Eastern Missouri areas. If a pest problem is not completely resolved after a visit, our technicians will return until it is eliminated.

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A Golden Pest

Although they are not the most common pests, silverfish still make a name for themselves by looking strange and chewing holes in papery materials. These durable insects are found in most climates and range from white to silvery-blue to brown in color. They may be only 12 to 19 millimeters long, but their strange movements and bristle tails make this pest stand out.

A silverfish problem tends to go relatively unnoticed because they try to avoid large predators at all costs. These pests prefer dark environments in close proximity to their food, which is anything carb-heavy. While they do not bite or transmit diseases, silverfish still cause plenty of frustration when the evidence of their mating and feeding is found by residents of the house. This is why Pointe Pest Control is dedicated to solving pest problems: we want you to be able to relax in your own home, not be on the lookout for the most recent pest invasion.

Dark and Dreary

Simply put, silverfish despise the light. They would rather spend all of their time in dark and damp spaces that are hidden from view. They can technically survive in most climates, but silverfish prefer for there to be some kind of moisture or humidity. This is why silverfish are most often found in the kitchens, bathrooms, garages, sheds, attics, and basements. More specifically, silverfish like to be near cardboard or damp items for their food sources.Since silverfish lack wings, they can only move around by crawling or climbing. If silverfish only seem to be on the inside of the house, they have entered through a package, box, plumbing leak, or small entry point on the house. It is common to see silverfish in the cooler weather, as they can invade packages that sit on the front porch for a long time. Checking every box before bringing it inside is an easy way to keep silverfish out. But if these pests find your home too inviting, Pointe Pest Control will give them the boot with our tried-and-true treatments.

Munching on Materials

The small size of silverfish limits the amount of damage they can cause, but with time and humidity, they can be quite the frustrating invaders. Silverfish favor carbohydrates and protein, and will chew holes in different materials if they are left for long enough. They are drawn to anything with sugar and starch, especially if the items are also damp. Though silverfish do not transmit diseases, they ruin anything they eat by leaving jagged holes and shredded papery material as evidence of their feasts.

Silverfish are known for eating cardboard, but that is not the only household material they enjoy. They are also known to chew through book bindings, glue, silk, flour, oats, beef jerky, wallpaper, and insulation. They are not hunters, but silverfish will eat their own injured or dead for the protein. Since they prefer to hide and feed at night, silverfish are usually only found after some damage has accrued in the home. If you start finding small holes in clothing, papers, or upholstery, contact Pointe Pest Control for a thorough inspection that will get to the root of your silverfish problem immediately.

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Our technician will look for live silverfish, signs of damage, and entry points.

Quarterly Services

We will come to your home quarterly to keep these persistent pests away.

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With this service, we treat Silverfish and over 40 different pests. We always guarantee our results.

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A Hole in One

As evidenced by their diet, silverfish make their presence known primarily through the aftermath of their feedings. They use their small mouths to chew tiny holes through thinner materials. But there are other signs of a silverfish invasion that are even more obvious than these holes:

Droppings that look like black specks
Yellow dust from molting
Discarded skins from molting
Deceased silverfish
Live silverfish, often in the bathroom or in storage

If you find one or more of these signs, call Pointe Pest Control immediately. Pest invasions are ended most efficiently when they are addressed in the early stages. With silverfish, waiting to treat means running the risk of important papers and treasured household items receiving multiple holes over a few days. We value your family and home, which is why our treatments are personalized to remove any silverfish before they can make a mess of your space.

The Life of a Silverfish

It may not seem like silverfish reproduce frequently, since they are not always seen in groups. In actuality silverfish can lay eggs year-round, averaging a few eggs every day. After participating in a mating dance with a male, a female silverfish will either lay a cluster of two to twenty eggs, or just one to three individuals. Humidity causes the eggs to hatch sooner, and the nymphs emerge from the cracks and crevices that the eggs were laid within.

Silverfish nymphs look just like the adults, only smaller. The young will molt multiple times, until they complete their final transformation about three to four months later. Most silverfish live for about three years in ideal conditions. All of their life stages like to stay within cracks, wall voids, boxes, and flooring. They are even known to enter homes through skylights or shake roofs, as they can crawl up the side of a house to find an adequate way inside. As long as silverfish have reliable food and a humid shelter, they will continue growing their family for years to come. While harmless, the destruction they cause is reason enough to call in the pros from Pointe Pest Control.

Pointe Pest Control Solves Silverfish

Besides receiving professional pest control, the best way to stay silverfish-free is by removing their favorite living conditions. If the house or unit gets humid easily, a de-humidifier in the most impacted areas should do the trick. Check for any leaks frequently, and have any discovered leaks repaired immediately. Inspect the house for any gaps or cracks, and fill small ones with caulk.

When you call Pointe Pest Control, you can be sure that our technicians will find every appearance of silverfish. We begin each visit with a complete inspection of the property, where our technician will look for live silverfish, signs of damage, and entry points. The quantity and locations of any silverfish will then determine the treatments used. The standards are glue traps, dusting, and barrier treatment sprays. If there are multiple silverfish in the home, the glue boards will catch the foragers and prevent them from moving. We apply our dust products in voids and hard-to-reach places to eliminate any hidden silverfish. Finally, our EPA-approved sprays are used both as spot treatments and barrier treatments to prevent any future silverfish from invading.

No matter what your silverfish situation may be, Pointe Pest Control is here to serve you as soon as tomorrow!

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We have been having issues with silverfish – they continually come back whenever I need and try new ways to deal with them. We have seen a decrease in their activity!

Maidah Ahmed

Aurora

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Live Silverfish-Free with Pointe!

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A Golden Pest

Dark and Dreary

Munching on Materials

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A Hole in One

The Life of a Silverfish

Pointe Pest Control Solves Silverfish

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