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I know this is a gardening newsgroup, but does anyone know how to rid my
house of silverfish? I know they like dampness,and in the warmer months I
run a dehumidifier all the time and keep my humidity low, but here in the
north (it's snowing today!) the heat is still on and they have started
coming out. Is there a spray I can use or poder that will keep them
out of the house?
Not a spray, but bait packs. They are small pieces of cardboard that
contain a powder (20% boric acid powder). I have a lot of books and
don't want to risk silverfish damage to my books so I place these bait
packs on the book shelves behind the books. It has worked.
Silverfish will eat any paper they find in a dark out of the way place.
When you see old papers with pieces missing, it was the silver fish that
ate it.
I bought mine from "Walter Drake".
They are available at:
http://www.wdrake.com/product_detail...tem_no=1005048
24 packs for $10.
If you google "silverfish packs" you will find others.
http://www.mileskimball.com/jump.jsp...ProductID=3341
has 24 packs for $8, a better buy.
http://store.doyourownpestcontrol.co...torefront/EN/p
roduct/KB153-6
has 144 packs for $40, a good buy for large quantities.
For complete product details check:
http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_...1300001&DIST_N
R=070313
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