Silverfish

Silverfish are a small, wingless insect typically measuring from a half to one inch (12-25 mm). Its common name derives from the animal's silvery blue colour, combined with the fish-like appearance of its movements.

Silverfish are nocturnal and very active at night. They run rapidly and their style of movement resembles that of a swimming fish, hence the name silverfish.


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Silva Sleeve Trap
The favorite food of silverfish is any matter that contains starch or polysaccharides, such as dextrin in adhesives. These include glue, book bindings, paper, photos, sugar, hair, and dandruff. Silverfish can also cause damage to books, tapestries, and textiles. Silverfish will commonly graze in and around showers, baths, and sinks on the cellulose present in many shampoos, shaving foams and so on.

Silvasleeve Silva Sleeve Fly Paper 12 pk $8.05

Silvashed Silvashed Fly paper 1342.9mm x 584.2mm 6pk 6pk $16.45

Silvafish prefer warm damp conditions and can be found anywhere in homes including, but not limited to, garages, closets, underneath beds, couches, electrical appliances such as keyboards and generally preferring dark areas.

Silverish are hardy creatures and can live for several months without food. They will live in soil, and under stones and are particulary fond of insulated ceilings.

Active all year round, they breed mainly in the spring and summer. The number of eggs laid varies greatly, and they are laid progressively and indiscriminately.

As no pheromone has yet been manufactured to catch this pest, the best way to catch silver fish is to tape some sticky tape to the back of your pictures or other known infested areas, where they will stick to the tape when they run over it and get caught. You can also use one of our sticky products like the silva sleeve for this application.