Silverfish Control Melbourne

Why bother worrying about Silverfish?

• Silverfish are common in Melbourne homes and belong to the genus Ctenolepisma
• Mostly nocturnal (active at night) prefering quiet seldom disturbed areas
• Feeding and attacking clothing, paper, wall paper, books and other fabrics textiles
• Nibble holes in your favourite wool suit or jacket!
• Love starchy materials like book bindings, paper storage, archives
• Common in wardrobes, bathrooms and book shelves
• Why baths and sinks? They fall in and can not get climb out on the slippery surface!
• Silverfish  live for a very long time, upto 3 yrs, so cause much damge over time
• Ability to hide and live in very small cracks crevices in a house
• Silverfish often enter your home via roof spaces and wall cavities
• Silverfish love damp humid environments - keep areas well ventilated.
• All their moisture requirements come from the food they eat

Treatment?

• Effective cleaning vacuuming carpet edges by owner prior to Exopest treatment.
• Move items away from skirtings carpet edges, out from BIR's or wardrobes before treatment by Exopest
• Residual spraying with synthetic pyrethroid to carpet edges and wall surfaces especailly in wardrobes, bedrooms etc.
• Dusting to roof voids roof cavites
• Internal gassing "Pestigas" pyrethrum base to all target rooms & vacate 2 hrs
• Good house keeping clealiness important in Silverfish control