Silverfish thrive in damp, dark spaces and feed on paper, book bindings, wallpaper glue and fabric — often going unnoticed until damage shows up.
Silverfish need high humidity to survive — bathrooms, laundries, roof voids and storage areas with poor airflow are ideal. They feed on starches found in paper, book bindings, wallpaper glue and some fabrics, so boxes of stored documents or books in a damp garage or roof space are a common place for a population to build up unnoticed.
Treatment targets cracks, skirting, roof void and damp-prone areas with residual product, alongside advice on reducing moisture and clutter that gives silverfish somewhere to shelter and breed.
Call 0429 777 008Yes — beyond books and documents, they'll feed on wallpaper paste, some synthetic fabrics, and even food residue in pantries, so an established population can cause damage in more places than people expect.
Reducing moisture helps a lot and is worth doing regardless, but an established population usually needs direct treatment as well — humidity control alone often isn't enough once they're settled in.
Silverfish is one of the pests covered under a standard Doctor Pesty general pest treatment — internal and external, with follow-up where the job calls for it.
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