Index Carpenter Ant Cigarette & Drug Beetles German Cockroach Deer Mouse Green Bottle Fly Hobo Spider Indian Meal Moth Little Brown Bat Mosquito Norway Rat Nuisance Birds Odorous House Ant Silverfish Western Box Elder Bug Western Yellow Jacket 800-401-9935 SILVERFISH Description: Silverfish are wingless and have a flattened teardrop/carrot/fish-shaped body. There are three long, bristle-like or tail-like appendages on the rear end of their body. Adult ...

Silverfish and Firebrats IPM Action Points The most common sources of silverfish and firebrat problems are closets, storage rooms, and boiler rooms. Silverfish may be found throughout the school, but only treatment of the source will be effective. Monitor silverfish populations with sticky traps and jar traps. Reduce moisture and clutter in problem areas. Introduction Silverfish and firebrats are slender, carrot shaped, wingless insects that a ...

Birds Rodents Cockroaches Silverfish Carpenter Ants Fleas Silverfish (various species) Silverfish are primarily a nuisance insect as they cause no direct damage to structures. However, they can damage fibers, books, or paper products as well as contaminate food with body scales or droppings. They are wingless insects with a slender, flattened body and are silver to grey in color. They have a pair of long thread-like antennae and have 3 tail-like appendages. Adults ...

SILVERFISH Silverfish, Lepisma saccharina Linnaeus, are common pests in homes. They are either gray or silver in color, with long antennae (feelers) and three long filaments extending from the tail end. There are two kinds of silverfish; one is silvery in appearance and prefers ordinary temperatures, and the other has a speckled appearance and thrives at temperatures that are 85o or above. The latter is known as the firebrat and lives in steam conduits, near radiators, furnaces, and ot ...

Educational Resource Guide #5 Silverfish and Firebrats by Barb Ogg, Extension Educator Silverfish and firebrats cause damage in homes by eating foods and other materials that are high in protein, sugar, or starch. They eat cereals, moist wheat flour, any paper on which there is glue or paste, sizing in paper (including wallpaper) and book bindings, starch in clothing, and rayon fabrics. SilverfishFirebrat Description and Habits: Both of these insects are slender, wingless ...

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