1-877-PESTS-55 (877-737-8755) sales@callfreedompest.com
Freedom Pest Control
Menu
  • Home
  • Services
      • Pest Control
      • Bed Bugs
      • Ants
      • Bees, Wasps, & Yellow Jackets
      • Cockroaches
      • Mice
      • Mosquitoes
      • Rats
      • Termites
      • Tick Control
      • Wildlife Control
      • Skunks
      • Raccoons
      • Bats
      • Woodchucks
      • Opossum
      • Squirrels
      • Droppings Removal
      • Bed Bug Control
      • Signs of Bed Bugs
      • Bed Bug Inspections
      • 3-Step Treatment
      • Heat Treatment
      • K9 Detection Services
      • Concierge Service
      • Required Preparation
      • Educational Presentations
      • Services
      • Customer Login
      • Residential
      • Commercial
      • Gold Plan
    Close
  • About Us
      • Ask a Bug Question
      • MSD and LABELS
      • MORE
      • The Daily Bug! – Blog
      • Referral Program
    Close
  • Service Areas
  • Reviews
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • Services
    • [Row]
      • [Column]
        • Pest Control
        • Bed Bugs
        • Ants
        • Bees, Wasps, & Yellow Jackets
        • Cockroaches
        • Mice
        • Mosquitoes
        • Rats
        • Termites
        • Tick Control
      • [Column]
        • Wildlife Control
        • Skunks
        • Raccoons
        • Bats
        • Woodchucks
        • Opossum
        • Squirrels
        • Droppings Removal
      • [Column]
        • Bed Bug Control
        • Signs of Bed Bugs
        • Bed Bug Inspections
        • 3-Step Treatment
        • Heat Treatment
        • K9 Detection Services
        • Concierge Service
        • Required Preparation
        • Educational Presentations
      • [Column]
        • Services
        • Customer Login
        • Residential
        • Commercial
        • Gold Plan
  • About Us
    • [Row]
      • [Column]
        • Ask a Bug Question
        • MSD and LABELS
      • [Column]
        • MORE
        • The Daily Bug! – Blog
        • Referral Program
  • Service Areas
  • Reviews
  • Careers
  • Contact Us

Silverfish

Freedom Pest Control > Insects > Silverfish
Lepisma saccharina (commonly called the fishmoth, urban silverfish, or just silverfish) is 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 color, combined with the fish-like appearance of its movements, while the scientific name indicates the silverfish’s diet of carbohydrates such as sugar or starches. It belongs to the basal insect order Thysanura, a group estimated to have existed for over 300 million years, at least since the Paleozoic Era.

Habitat

As with many colorless or nearly colorless invertebrates, silverfish inhabit dark areas like within kitchen cupboards of houses.

Diet

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. Apart from these cases, the damage caused by silverfish is negligible and they have no direct effect on human health beyond psychological distress to those who are frightened or disgusted by their appearance, or to those whose books have been destroyed by the creatures. Other substances that may be eaten include cotton, linen, silk and synthetic fibers, and dead insects or even its own exuvia (moulted exoskeleton). During famine, a silverfish may even attack leatherware and synthetic fabrics. In extreme cases, silverfish may live for one year without eating. Silverfish 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.

Call 1-877-PESTS-55 today to get started or request a service visit by clicking here.

REQUEST A VISIT

Sources
Silverfish text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Silverfish photo from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Contact Us

Freedom Pest Control

61 West Main St
Merimac MA 01860

877-737-8755

Sales@CallFreedomPest.com

http://callfreedompest.com/

Follow Us

Sign Up for Our Newsletter

Recent Blog Posts

  • New Year, New Office!

    If you follow us on Facebook (and now In...

  • Have a Pest Free New Year

      The holidays are over, and a new...

  • Fun Facts about Insects and Pests

    Earlier this year we’ve debunked many co...

Licensed and Insured

Freedom Pest Control Company BBB Business Review

Search Our Site

Licensed and insured in Massachusetts (MA) and New Hampshire (NH) for animals and insects.

We Gladly Accept

Legal Notice | Privacy Policy | Site Map
Copyright © 2019 Freedom Pest Control | Merrimac, MA 01860

Thermal Remediation® and related logo is a trademark owned by TEMP-AIR, Inc. and is used by permission.