How to get rid of silverfish - a review of folk remedies and chemicals

No one is safe from the appearance of silverfish in the apartment. These small insects usually occur where the microclimate is disturbed, especially they like wet conditions. They can come your house from neighbors, using for this ventilation shafts and cracks in the walls. And if you do not take steps to eliminate them in time, then these parasites can choose all the rooms and settle for a long time. Today we will consider the most effective drugs and find out how to get rid of silverfish and prevent its reappearance.

Where does it appear?

Lepisma saccharina - the name of this unpleasant insect sounds like this, which means sugar silverfish. Judging by the name, it can be assumed that sugar is the main delicacy for her. And this is actually so. She is able to eat foods that contain polysaccharides, such as starch, potatoes, sugar, flour. In addition, silverfish can be found in the folds of starched linen, on a bookshelf and even in a flower pot, where it will eat the dead plant remains.

This insect is quite small and with a small number is not able to cause serious troubles to humans. But if you do not take care in time to destroy the sugar lepidopus, then the small family will soon breed and there will be very few pleasant ones in such a neighborhood.

This insect settles in rooms with high humidity, but in dry rooms it does not appear at all.

Methods of struggle

Often for the destruction of silverfish attract specialists from sanitary services. But if you want to save money and fight on your own, then for this you need to purchase certain drugs, such as:

• insecticide based chemical;
• copper sulfate;
• chlorine-based cleaner;
• boric acid.

Important! Using modern insecticides, do not forget that working with them requires compliance with safety rules. Therefore, always carefully read the instructions and use personal protective equipment!

Preparatory work

Before using drugs that will help get rid of silverfish in the bathroom and other rooms of your home, you should carry out certain preparatory measures, which will include:

• proper ventilation in the bathroom;
• adjustment of the heating system;
  

  Advice! If necessary, you can install a heated towel rail or use a forced ventilation system - this will help ensure optimal temperature conditions and air humidity!

• release of the room from unnecessary items that can be removed;
• obligatory cleaning and removal of garbage.

Thanks to these works, you will provide access to all corners and crevices in the room.

Using simple tools

Folk remedies for silverfish are considered a solution of copper sulfate, cleaning powders and boric acid. Actually applying them is quite simple.

1. The cleaning powder, in which chlorine must be present, should be diluted in a small amount of water and treated with a hard sponge to treat all surfaces in the room. Pay special attention to hard-to-reach spots and crevices where silverfish can hide.
2. The second stage is the use of a solution of copper sulfate. After all surfaces become dry, they must be treated with this tool. Gloves are put on hands and, using a cut of fabric, a solution of copper sulfate is applied to walls, floors, plinths and other objects. Leave everything to dry completely.
   

   Advice! To dry all corners well, you can use a heat fan!

3. From silverfish, boric acid can also be used. It is mixed with chalk in a ratio of 1: 4 and the resulting dry mixture is scattered around the entire perimeter of the room. Places where insects can be found are treated with special care. After 5-7 days, a general cleaning is carried out in the room, sweeping out all dead parasites, and the remaining powder is removed. Then re-scatter the same mixture and leave for another week.

The use of chemicals

Chemicals help pretty well to get rid of silverfish in the bathroom, in the kitchen, and in other rooms where this parasite was discovered. These include various sprays and gels.

1. As for insecticidal aerosols from silverfish, they should be sprayed in the infected room and then closed for several hours. Those places where it is especially wet are treated longer than others. The recommended exposure time of the product will always be prescribed in the instructions. Further, the room is well ventilated and after a week the treatment is repeated.
   

   Important! If you persecute in the kitchen, then you must first take out all the dishes and food! The doors of cabinets and nightstands must be open so that the drug gets on all surfaces, including the inside!

   Aerosols from silverfish include: Raid and Biolit, as well as other drugs, the active substance of which is permethrin, deltamethrin or cyfluthrin.
2. Dichlorvos is an old proven remedy that helps not only from silverfish, but also from other domestic insects. It is used, like other modern aerosols, but only this drug should be given more time to work. After processing, it is worth leaving the apartment for a day and be sure to take your pets with you. Judging by consumer reviews, Dichlorvos is very effective against silverfish and often re-processing is not required.
3. Among the gels from silverfish in the first place is "Raid". Work with him is as follows. The gel is applied with small stitches or dotted around the perimeter of the entire room, while a little more money is left near the cracks and other hard-to-reach spots. The action of this drug lasts for several weeks, so you do not have to wait for a quick result in the case of it. But at the same time, compared with aerosols, it is less toxic and more effective.

Prevention

Of course, the insecticide from silverfish will do its job, but if the microclimate in the rooms continues to be violated in the future, then these parasites will certainly return again. To prevent this from happening, do the following:

• once a week to carry out general cleaning in all rooms;
• after taking a shower or bath, do not forget to dry the walls and other surfaces;
• constantly ventilate the apartment, including the bathroom and the bathroom.

These activities will allow you to avoid the repeated coming of uninvited guests to your home.