Attic Insulation Silverfish

They are found in attics due the blown in paper insulation and any storage boxes.

Attic insulation silverfish.

I am convinced the insulation came with them. It is acceptable for use around humans and pets but deadly to cockroaches silverfish ants termites and many other crawling insects. Over the years books stored in the attic did show evidence of silverfish. Would you recommend removing all the paper and then calling an exterminator.

Take a quart sized mason jar or another glass container. Can insulation help prevent silverfish. What would you do. This includes silverfish cockroaches beetles and termites.

But since i had the attic insulation which had been fiberglass changed to blown in cellulose this past summer i ve been finding silverfish in the kitchen bathroom hall and bedrooms. Silver fish are not generally an attic pest. Since insulation is found in the attic generally one of the least trafficked spaces in the home it can certainly become home to these and other pests. Set the glass in an area where you suspect silverfish reside.

No fog dust or spray in the world will get to anything there. I ve been in the same home for 36 years. Because they molt during their adult lives their cast skins may be a useful detection too. I agree with above though a pro would know when where and how to treat.

I read online that they are not of any health concern so maybe i should just forget about it. Wrap the outside of the container with a piece of masking tape. Believe they sell a silverfish bait packet that you can scatter throughout the attic. Make sure to wrap tape all the way to the top.

The insulation should come from and be installed by a reputable pest management professional for the best results. But the insect known as the silverfish does come in through your exterior walls and has no problem breathing in your attic. Seems they are eating the old paper backing that is falling off the old batt insulation. Silverfish may get trapped in sinks and bathtubs as they were seeking moisture.

Pest control attic insulation is a natural fiber insulation treated with boric acid and other proprietary formulations to produce fire retardant environmentally friendly thermally superior sound deadening insulation with pest controlling properties. The silverfish trying to get to the paste. They don t come in through your exterior walls and they have a really hard time breathing in your attic or anywhere that is outside of the water. Insulation that prevents against silverfish is typically bonded or treated with a substance such as boric acid.

Spiders simply slink back into their web lined holes while silverfish ants roaches and the like retreat to the underside of the 6 to 10 inches of life preserving insulation. Yes with the right insulation many common home invaders can be thwarted. Wallpapers may have irregular shaped holes. Place a piece of bread at the bottom of the glass.