Anyone know how to kill and prevent Silverfish in a home?

[cjchaps]

A big ol' silverfish was in my bathroom sink last night, and a few days ago there was one in a different bathroom's tub. Do these things come out of the drains or something? What is the best way to kill and prevent these things from coming up and paying me a visit?

 

[cliftonite]

Originally posted by: cjchaps
A big ol' silverfish was in my bathroom sink last night, and a few days ago there was one in a different bathroom's tub. Do these things come out of the drains or something? What is the best way to kill and prevent these things from coming up and paying me a visit?

whats a silverfish Id be pretty freaked if fish started coming out of my plumbing :Q

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: cliftonite

Originally posted by: cjchaps
A big ol' silverfish was in my bathroom sink last night, and a few days ago there was one in a different bathroom's tub. Do these things come out of the drains or something? What is the best way to kill and prevent these things from coming up and paying me a visit?

whats a silverfish Id be pretty freaked if fish started coming out of my plumbing :Q

It's like a cockroach, except it's the same...

 

[BigSmooth]

Originally posted by: cliftonite

Originally posted by: cjchaps
A big ol' silverfish was in my bathroom sink last night, and a few days ago there was one in a different bathroom's tub. Do these things come out of the drains or something? What is the best way to kill and prevent these things from coming up and paying me a visit?

whats a silverfish Id be pretty freaked if fish started coming out of my plumbing :Q

Silverfish

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: cliftonite

Originally posted by: cjchaps
A big ol' silverfish was in my bathroom sink last night, and a few days ago there was one in a different bathroom's tub. Do these things come out of the drains or something? What is the best way to kill and prevent these things from coming up and paying me a visit?

whats a silverfish Id be pretty freaked if fish started coming out of my plumbing :Q

pic

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: cliftonite

Originally posted by: cjchaps
A big ol' silverfish was in my bathroom sink last night, and a few days ago there was one in a different bathroom's tub. Do these things come out of the drains or something? What is the best way to kill and prevent these things from coming up and paying me a visit?

whats a silverfish Id be pretty freaked if fish started coming out of my plumbing :Q

http://www.unexco.com/silvfish.jpg

Viper GTS

 

[Rudee]

[homer simpson voice] Mmmmm... Silverfish...... Mmmm...

 

[cliftonite]

Originally posted by: Bootprint

Originally posted by: cliftonite

Originally posted by: cjchaps
A big ol' silverfish was in my bathroom sink last night, and a few days ago there was one in a different bathroom's tub. Do these things come out of the drains or something? What is the best way to kill and prevent these things from coming up and paying me a visit?

whats a silverfish Id be pretty freaked if fish started coming out of my plumbing :Q

pic

:disgust: Dont think I have ever seen one.

 

[BigSmooth]

Originally posted by: BigSmooth

Originally posted by: cliftonite

Originally posted by: cjchaps
A big ol' silverfish was in my bathroom sink last night, and a few days ago there was one in a different bathroom's tub. Do these things come out of the drains or something? What is the best way to kill and prevent these things from coming up and paying me a visit?

whats a silverfish Id be pretty freaked if fish started coming out of my plumbing :Q

Silverfish

Edit: also an article there on how to manage them.

 

[Doggiedog]

Nasty evil creatures.

Did it rain recently in your area?

 

[MaxDSP]

Silverfish and house centipedes are the work of the Debil

 

[Ranger X]

I remember seeing these buggers around the house before. It's so nasty .. I saw one that was clear. :Q

 

[cjchaps]

Actually, it has been raining recently..

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Nasty evil creatures.

Did it rain recently in your area?

 

[ElFenix]

we had tons of the bastards in one of my apartments... problem with the apartment is that there were no scheduled, building-wide insecticide sprays. each tennant has to request a spray on their own. so i could have a guy come out every month (which i did) and it wouldn't help tremendously. i did get enjoyment out of spraying them with lysol (98% alcohol) and watching the little bastards squirm and die.

 

[notfred]

Move here, where I've never seen one in my life, then you won't have them in your sink.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: notfred
Move here, where I've never seen one in my life, then you won't have them in your sink.

True, but he might suddenly have a TGG YAGT problem...

 

[Gurck]

Hrm, always thought the critters in my area (along with 2" legspan wolf spiders :Q) were silverfish, but after looking at those pics, apparently I was wrong.. the thingies we have are up to about 2" long and have a lot of legs. The legs are longer towards the things' heads, with 2 long antennae at the very front. They're generally brown & have lengthwise stripes of darker brown... fast as hell too.

 

[ragazzo]

Originally posted by: cjchaps
What is the best way to kill these things from coming up and paying me a visit?

I love the smell of napalm in the morning

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: Gurck
Hrm, always thought the critters in my area (along with 2" legspan wolf spiders :Q) were silverfish, but after looking at those pics, apparently I was wrong.. the thingies we have are up to about 2" long and have a lot of legs. The legs are longer towards the things' heads, with 2 long antennae at the very front. They're generally brown & have lengthwise stripes of darker brown... fast as hell too.

those are house centipedes...nassssty

 

Originally posted by: MaxDSP

those are house centipedes...nassssty

House centipedes are the f*cking scariest things I have ever seen in person.

 

[xochi]

Originally posted by: cjchaps
A big ol' silverfish was in my bathroom sink last night, and a few days ago there was one in a different bathroom's tub. Do these things come out of the drains or something? What is the best way to kill and prevent these things from coming up and paying me a visit?

when i was a kid my mom used to put a small mesh bag of cloves in all of the dressers to ward them away.

seemed to work

 

[ScottyB]

Weird, I saw two of those today waiting for the bus and I have never seen one before.

We always get these at our house.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: notfred
Move here, where I've never seen one in my life, then you won't have them in your sink.

True, but he might suddenly have a TGG YAGT problem...

Buhahaha, everyone just looked at me because I burst out into laughter.

Don't read ATOT while at work

 

[Ornery]

"Do these things come out of the drains or something?"

BigSmooth's link touched on your answer:

• ...a reduction in available water or relative humidity is helpful in eliminating silverfish...

You've got a leak somewhere I bet. They're attracted to the moisture. Fix the leaking drain, or supply line, and they'll be gone.

Well, you may also have a shower curtain dripping in the same spot everyday. By staying moist all the time, it's the same as if there was a leak. Either fix the leak, condensation, dripping, or ventilate the area.

 

[Crucial]

centipedes, earwigs, and silverfish oh my!

I shudder at the thought of any of them. I get them all in my house, fortunately not to often.