Fox Pest Control’s Bloomington Silverfish Exterminator Service

Silverfish aren’t harmful to humans, but they are harmful to your belongings. Silverfish will find warm, damp spaces inside your Bloomington home such as basements and crawl spaces. Once inside they will eat starchy materials such as grains, fibers and fabrics. They will eat stored cereal, the glue from book bindings, silk and other textiles. Silverfish get their name from their shiny silver color, and can be identified by the 3 prong antennae on their backside. Once in a home, silverfish can be hard to get rid of and they can multiply quickly. If you have a silverfish infestation in your Bloomington home, call an exterminator. Fox Pest Control is here to help eliminate silverfish in your home.

Signs of a Silverfish Infestation

You might already know you have a silverfish infestation, but here are a couple of the most common signs silverfish exterminators look for in Bloomington.

Things You Need to Know About Silverfish

• Silverfish get their name from the silver coating on their exoskeleton. This coating gives them a metallic look when they wriggle around on their six legs. 
• Their movement looks somewhat similar to a fish swimming around in water.
• Unlike other pests like spiders and scorpions, silverfish won’t harm you.
• However, they can eat just about anything in your house. Silverfish have been known to eat many everything we eat as humans.
• They will also eat plant-based items like wallpaper, books, cotton and wall studs if they find their way inside your home.
• If silverfish get inside your Bloomington home, it’s likely because the soil outside your house became dry. When this happens, they will travel toward wet spots inside the home for moisture. 

Helpful Silverfish Prevention Tips:

• Seal common entry points.
• Reduce moisture in and around the home. 
• Clean up before and after meals.
• Reduce hiding places by cleaning around kitchen appliances and other potential hiding places.
• Clean up the yard: including branches, leaves, and woodpiles, especially those near your home.

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