Getting Rid of Silverfish
Deal with moisture and humidity.
Silverfish like moisture. Like most pests in the house, they need a water source. If you have standing water or leaking pipes anywhere, fix that problem right now else you will have more pest problems than just silverfish. If these pests are around your drains, wash your drains daily with a mix of hot water and bleach to make sure you get ones that might be deeper down the drain. Dehumidify any rooms that are too humid.
Seal up your food especially cereals.
Silverfish like starchy food and will be attracted to your cereals. Most cereal boxes don’t actually seal well enough to keep small pests like silverfish out. Since they are active at night, you might not actually notice them getting into your food, but they do. It’s a good suggestion to take your cereal boxes and put them into larger containers with an actual seal on them.
Methods to getting them out of your house.
Two methods work fairly well for silverfish problems. One are silverfish traps. These don’t have to have poisons. They are sticky traps that can be put along the ground or counters which will cause the silverfish to get trapped when they walk on them. These are also good to use from time to time just to see what type of pests you have walking around during the night.
Another good method is to use a product called diatomaceous earth. Get the food grade version of this. Sprinkle this around areas of the house you have silverfish problems. This will kill silverfish when they come in contact with it.
