Silverfish eating your books and clothes again? Even though they don’t harm humans, they’re ability to damage things around your home is frustrating. Who wants creepy crawly creatures living inside their home, especially ones that never seem to go away? Here at Fox Pest Control, we believe your home (and your belongings) should belong to you and only you.
You might already know for sure that you have a silverfish problem. But here are a couple of the most common signs of a silverfish infestation in Bloomington.
Silverfish might come into the open near windows, or they can even fall out of light fixtures when they infiltrate attics or roofs.
Silverfish can eat books, wooden chess sets, wallpaper, or natural fibers in clothing like cotton. These can appear as holes, wormlike trails, or chewing marks.
Think you have a silverfish problem? Call Fox Pest Control for a free Bloomington silverfish control quote.
Schedule IL same day* control service with one of our certified technicians.
Your technician will conduct a thorough pest control inspection of your home and property in order to provide a customized silverfish treatment plan that will be most effective for your situation.
You will receive a detailed report of the service provided and helpful recommendations to remain silverfish free.
We come back regularly throughout the year to ensure the silverfish don’t come back. If you see any silverfish activity between your regularly scheduled service, simply give us a call. We’ll come back for free!
Silverfish are extremely difficult to remove without professional help because they are capable of eating virtually everything. Vacuuming can help scare them out of the open, but ultimately, you’ll want a solution that can help you feel safe and comfortable in your own home. Call Fox Pest Control today to reclaim your home from pests.
Most likely, the silverfish came from the soil around your house. Something may have happened to make them want to come inside. Maybe the soil near the house dried out, so they made their way toward a wet spot inside the home to keep from drying out.
Although silverfish don’t bite, they can contaminate your food, and they can certainly be a big nuisance. Once they get inside the house, they can eat the walls, an old chess set, or even the carpet.
Silverfish are wingless insects with six legs, two antennae, and three antennae-like structures on its abdomen that look like three tails.
Silverfish can eat almost anything. This destructive ability is one of the things that make this bug a pest for homeowners.
Silverfish can eat “people food” as well as wallpaper, books, wall studs, and anything made of cotton or natural fabrics
Actually, yes, they are — when they aren’t eating your books, clothes, or walls. These little silvery guys are like the garbage cleanup crew of the world. Since they can eat living or decaying material, they help clean up rotting things, from a dead animal to a fallen tree.
Silverfish get their name from having a silvery coating on their scale-like exoskeleton. They also have a quick, fishlike wiggle in the way they move.
Silverfish have a silvery coating on their scale-like exoskeleton, but they aren’t actually silver, and they’re not related to fish at all.
If a Fox Pest Control customer has an infestation of covered pests between regularly scheduled Home Protection Plan treatments, we will come back and perform targeted treatments to get rid of the pest at no charge. If Fox Pest Control cannot resolve the problem after three such targeted treatments, we will cheerfully refund the customer’s last monthly subscription fee, as long as all other terms of the agreement have been met.
And if you see any pest activity between your regularly scheduled treatments, simply give us a call; we'll come back at no additional charge.
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