Silverfish – Effective Pest Control and Infestation Elimination

Is your home in Springfield, Missouri infested with slimy, disgusting silverfish? Would you like to know how to get rid of these pests fast? Do you want to know the most effective and safe method of exterminating them? Expert Pest Solutions has the answers to these and other questions you may have. Silverfish won’t magically disappear unless you do something about it. To cope with the problem of silverfish pest control successfully you should understand what exactly you’re dealing with.

Silverfish are small, bluish-silver, wingless insects with a hard exoskeleton. They are usually about an inch and a half in length, and they look and move similarly to a fish. They lay eggs at all times of the year, growing from larva to adult stage in 3 or 4 months. They feed on mold, fungi and carbohydrates – meaning your food (especially dry food), clothing, shampoo, soap, books, wallpaper, shelf-liner, plants and many other things in your home are fodder for silverfish to move in and take over. Their preferred habitat is bathrooms, kitchens, laundry rooms, attics and basements, and are usually found in and under sinks, bathtubs, in storage boxes, bookcases, old stacks of papers (magazines, newspapers, etc.), on closet shelves, behind wallpaper, wall voids, window or door frames, and baseboards. Silverfish love the taste of starch in book bindings, paper on which there is glue or paste, various fabrics, bathroom products, cereals, flour, crumbs and plant materials. 

Silverfish are not easy to kill. They hide in dark, protected places, and they reproduce at an alarming rate. Being nocturnal they may go undetected for a long time. Most home-owners don’t realize they are existent until they see the cast skins, tiny pepper-like feces, or signs of feeding damage, such as small holes in wallpaper, clothing and dried food boxes, and by the yellowish stains on fabric. By this time the infestation is well established.

There are two principal ways of silverfish pest control: natural and chemical. Your expert pest control professionals will provide you with information about both types of treatment and make recommendations based on their knowledge and experience. Addressing a silverfish infestation swiftly is extremely important because they reproduce very fast and are much more intrusive than most people think. If left untreated, these insects can cause costly damage to your home.

Getting rid of these nasty pests may be a challenge best left to the experts. Expert Pest Solutions’ trained and skilled technicians can help develop a strategy for dealing with a silverfish infestation and preventing future outbreaks. Call today and get help in preventing an unwanted pest presence later.

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