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Silverfish which insecticide
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| Penster 2006-03-17, 5:21 pm |
| I have a minor plague of silverfish in my house. What insecticide can I use
which is safe for home use
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| valuepest@gmail.com 2006-03-17, 8:21 pm |
| Where are the silverfish at in your home? Up high? Could be firebrats
in attic. Pick up some Pest Strips from Home Depot or Lowe's and hang
them in the attic.
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| In article <MxFSf.4184$uT3.1747@newsfe7-win.ntli.net>, xxx@xxx.com
says...
 I have a minor plague of silverfish in my house. What insecticide can I use
which is safe for home use
If by chance the home had wooden shingles at one time there is probably
a population in the attic. As Jeff mentioned pest strips work rather
well in controlling them. Any general insecticide around the plumbing
penetrations can help too.
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Lar
Oh, if only Noah would of been a bit more wise,
he surely would of swatted those two flies.
to email....get rid of the BUGS
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| Penster 2006-03-18, 4:21 am |
| I live in the UK. The ground floor of my house has a maple floor and they
are under the floor in every room on the ground floor.
Penster
<valuepest@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Where are the silverfish at in your home? Up high? Could be firebrats
> in attic. Pick up some Pest Strips from Home Depot or Lowe's and hang
> them in the attic.
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| valuepest@gmail.com 2006-03-19, 6:21 pm |
| Can you find Niban FG in your area? If so, treat all cracks & crevices
in those areas with the product. Otherwise, you may need a residual
insecticide application.
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| Penster 2006-03-21, 12:21 am |
| Valuepest
Boric acid products appear to be not available at all in the UK. I have only
been able to find liquid spray products (my local DIY store has a crawling
insect spray containing deltamethrin which is described as for domestic use)
or diamataceous earth. The problem I have is hundreds of narrow maple
floorboards with cracks in between. I guess the DE could be dusted in
between.
I get the impression that the UK does not have the colourful range of
domestic pests that you get in the US. (cockroaches are rare and we
definately don't have spiders as big as your fist).
Thanks for your help.
Penster
Thanks for your help.
Penster
<valuepest@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Can you find Niban FG in your area? If so, treat all cracks & crevices
> in those areas with the product. Otherwise, you may need a residual
> insecticide application.
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| valuepest@gmail.com 2006-03-21, 11:21 am |
| If it truly silverfish coming from under the floor, you most likely
have a moisture problem under there too.
>From Ohio State University: "Silverfish often live in damp, cool places
such as basements and laundry rooms... Sanitation is important but not
entirely effective in reducing populations because insects often reside
between wall partitions, in insulation materials, in books and papers,
among book shelves and in other protected places. However, be sure to
remove old stacks of newspapers, magazines, papers, books and fabrics
plus foodstuffs spilled and stored for long periods of time. Often
reducing available water and lowering the home's relative humidity with
dehumidifiers and fans is helpful. Repair leaking plumbing and
eliminate moisture around laundry areas. Lighting a dark, sheltered
area may force these insects to move to new sites where they can be
controlled more easily. Once the infestation has been eliminated,
sanitation will help prevent reinfestation.
Treatments need to be applied thoroughly to all potential hiding places
such as cracks, crevices, inside floor moldings, around steam and water
pipes, in and behind seldom moved furniture, closets and even attics.
It may be necessary to drill small holes in the walls to treat large
populations in wall voids. Control may not be immediate since
bristletails in wall voids must move out and contact the insecticides.
It may take 10 to 14 days."
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| Rob Mills 2006-03-21, 9:21 pm |
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"Penster" <xxx@xxx.com> wrote in message
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which is safe for home use<<<
We moved into a house that the prior owner had books, magazines and more
books and magazines. The place was full of the little pests. We tried
everything
to get rid of them for several years with no luck until I finally set off 5
or 6 bug bombs in the attic. I'm not sure but I think they (the bug bombs)
were made by Ortho. I'll see if I still have one to verify the brand and
post later if I can find one. RM~.
PS, Before moving in we stripped and replaced all of the old wall paper. Not
because of the critters but because of the family war dept..
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| Penster 2006-03-22, 1:21 pm |
| I agree. England is a damp country. I have a brick house with ventilation
bricks to allow ventilation under the floor, but probably it is insufficient
to keep it dry. There is no access to the space under the floor so I don't
know how i could dry it out.
Thanks for the advice.
<valuepest@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> If it truly silverfish coming from under the floor, you most likely
> have a moisture problem under there too.
>
> such as basements and laundry rooms... Sanitation is important but not
> entirely effective in reducing populations because insects often reside
> between wall partitions, in insulation materials, in books and papers,
> among book shelves and in other protected places. However, be sure to
> remove old stacks of newspapers, magazines, papers, books and fabrics
> plus foodstuffs spilled and stored for long periods of time. Often
> reducing available water and lowering the home's relative humidity with
> dehumidifiers and fans is helpful. Repair leaking plumbing and
> eliminate moisture around laundry areas. Lighting a dark, sheltered
> area may force these insects to move to new sites where they can be
> controlled more easily. Once the infestation has been eliminated,
> sanitation will help prevent reinfestation.
>
> Treatments need to be applied thoroughly to all potential hiding places
> such as cracks, crevices, inside floor moldings, around steam and water
> pipes, in and behind seldom moved furniture, closets and even attics.
> It may be necessary to drill small holes in the walls to treat large
> populations in wall voids. Control may not be immediate since
> bristletails in wall voids must move out and contact the insecticides.
> It may take 10 to 14 days."
>
>
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| Rob Mills 2006-03-24, 3:21 pm |
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"Rob Mills" <robmills@cox.net> wrote in message
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It was not an Ortho bomb, it was a Spectracide Pro bomb and it did it's job
where everything else that I tried failed miserably. RM~
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| In article <XiXUf.18990$YX1.10478@dukeread06>, robmills@cox.net says...
It was not an Ortho bomb, it was a Spectracide Pro bomb and it did it's job
where everything else that I tried failed miserably. RM~
The "bombs", no matter who makes them will be pretty much the same.
They will use pyrethrin(-rum) or permethrin. Because they are to be used
in living spaces the insecticide will break down quickly...mainly a
contact kill only, which can flush out insects. Being a fog it can get
in the out of the way areas where they may hide, though under heavy
infestation I always found theses insecticides could actually spread the
problem by chasing insects out of where they were at to new areas of the
home.
--
Lar
Oh, if only Noah would of been a bit more wise,
he surely would of swatted those two flies.
to email....get rid of the BUGS
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