Silverfish Attic Bomb

If you have books in your attic these insects can do quite a bit of damage to them.

Silverfish attic bomb.

Silverfish eat the cellulose in paper products and the glue found in the bindings of books. The scent of a sal ammoniac solution should drive away silverfish within 24 hours. This is good for such areas as the bathroom vent a classic spot for roaches. A 1 1 ratio dispersion of borax and sugar is a reliable bait to kill silverfish.

If you have these insects in your attic there are a few things you should be aware of. This house had an attic fan. Real kill indoor fogger penetrates into cracks crevices and carpet fibers to kill hidden bugs. This non staining formula kills ants excluding red imported fire ants and pharaoh ants black carpet beetles brown dog ticks crickets earwigs firebrats fleas palmetto bugs pillbugs rice weevils roaches saw tooth grain beetles silverfish spiders waterbugs and other listed insects.

I ve lived in 4 houses in nc as an adult and there was only 1 the second one that did not have silverfish. It seems the air would dry them out. So i have to wonder if the fan prevented them from making a nest in the attic. To capture silverfish sprinkle plaster on a wet white cotton cloth put it in a corner overnight near the silverfish s hideout.

While pyrethrins are somewhat effective against exposed flying insects such as house flies they are seldom lethal to roaches ants bed bugs spiders silverfish and other crawling pests. I can also traipse the beams and get to a specific spot and puff puff all treated. I can put the niban fg in my puff duster for the attic entry and or storage areas and get those pesky silverfish or roaches that are living in the christmas boxes.