Help I have a silverfish infestation

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Ivan the \/\/odka maniac. Jul 7, 2021 @ 6:58pm

I just noticed 8 at night, killed them all.
I noticed a bunch of holes and their golden dust footprints on the walls
I'm legit sleeping with lights on to keep them away from the time being
How to get rid of them?

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River Jul 8, 2021 @ 9:11am

Originally posted by Quint the Alligator Snapper:
Silverfish like damp spaces.

Reduce humidity, get rid of standing water, dry things up, clean things up.

Originally posted by Candyy ♡:
Hmmm bug type...

They are weak against poison type :csd2smile:
Ironically, this is no longer the case in gen 2.

In gen 1, they were super-effective against each other. In gen 2, bug is ineffective against poison, but otherwise they have no interaction.

The reason was parasect, it had so many 2x weaknesses as a bug/grass type. They wanted it to have one less one. Or so I've always read.

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Adversary Jul 8, 2021 @ 9:17am

https://www.summitenvironmentalsolutions.com/about-us/blog/home-remedies-to-get-rid-of-silverfish-naturally.html.html
https://www.peststrategies.com/pest-guides/silverfish-guides/get-rid-silverfish/
These articles should help if you don't want to contact your local pest control. I've also noticed that silverfish tend to congregate where cockroaches gather as one eats the excrement of the other. So you might want to check for those too.

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Emperor of Destruction Jul 8, 2021 @ 9:34am

Here's one to keep you up at night.

Silverfish like to burrow where its warm, so they will crawl into the nape of your neck, underarm, crotch, fat rolls, etc. Then as soon as you strike they'll scrurry away.

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MinionJoe Jul 8, 2021 @ 10:03am

Originally posted by Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Si:
Originally posted by MinionJoe:
I'd rather have silverfish than the carpenter ants I've been fighting for the past month.

You have those naturally? Thats the kind of ants I got with my ant farms as a kid. I had to pay cash money to get them.

We also have carpenter bees here, but I've just got the ants.

Like Enterprofilenamehere said, carpenter ants aren't as bad as termites, but they can cause a lot of structural damage in wooden buildings. And I'm finding a disturbing amount of sawdust behind the siding and in the walls.

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CharBunny Jul 10, 2021 @ 11:04pm

eat them

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Panazois λ Jul 10, 2021 @ 11:21pm

Well either pest control or this. Silverfish are present when there is humidity and lots of dust. Silverfish themselves are harmless insects but they eat clothing so prepare for that. Maybe try cleaning your room?

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Q-T_3.14.exe Jul 11, 2021 @ 12:08am

Just mine the spawner.

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Ivan the \/\/odka maniac. Jul 15, 2021 @ 8:48pm

Update boys.
I did most things what you suggested except the pet part & I'm grateful.
I moved the furniture, vacuumed the edges and then I pulled some 200 IQ Amogus strats. I analyzed their hidey holes & placed bay leaves in such an order that it will repel them to their doom, yes I am talking about the silverfish traps.
It's been 4 days since I laid this strategy out and it kinda works, I'm seeing less of them compared to a week ago, I may update you in the future.

Last edited by Ivan the \/\/odka maniac.; Jul 15, 2021 @ 8:48pm

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Quint the Alligator Snapper Jul 15, 2021 @ 8:57pm

Nice!

Keep things clean and dry.

Last edited by Quint the Alligator Snapper; Jul 15, 2021 @ 9:24pm

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nextgengranny Jul 15, 2021 @ 9:03pm

Originally posted by RaccoonBiceps:
Update boys.
I did most things what you suggested except the pet part & I'm grateful.
I moved the furniture, vacuumed the edges and then I pulled some 200 IQ Amogus strats. I analyzed their hidey holes & placed bay leaves in such an order that it will repel them to their doom, yes I am talking about the silverfish traps.
It's been 4 days since I laid this strategy out and it kinda works, I'm seeing less of them compared to a week ago, I may update you in the future.

Good times. ^^

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