Silverfish are common pests to California residents, often found in dark, damp areas like garages, basements, bathrooms, and kitchens. This teardrop-shaped insect can appear white, brown-grey or bluish-silver and metallic in color. While they aren't a threat to humans, they can be quite a nuisance. Use this guide for signs you may have silverfish in your home and ways you can enforce to pest control.

Damage Silverfish can Cause

Silverfish have destructive feeding habits. They are attracted to paper, damp clothing and carbohydrates, particularly sugars and starches. Although they don't bite humans or carry diseases, they are capable of ruining paper, books, clothing, wallpaper, and food packages.

Telltale signs of a silverfish infestation include feeding marks that appear as holes, notches or etchings, yellow stains, and scales. Additionally, they will leave tiny pellets of feces that are about the size of a flake of pepper. 

Prevention Tips

A reliable pest control company can easily remove these pests. However, there are plenty of ways you can reduce the likelihood of their return. Silverfish love damp, dark spaces, so it's crucial to eliminate moisture wherever you can. 

This includes ventilating the bathroom with a fan to eliminate lingering moisture, using an absorbent bathmat, and addressing any leaks in faucets and pipes under the sink, and around the toilet and tub. To prevent them from entering the home, seal any cracks in the tiles and window screens.

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