Silverfish are a pest that are common in many homes. They can ruin items in the home like book binding, wallpaper glue, papers and even clothing. One of the big problems is that these items are not stored away properly. If there are some changes in how these items are stored there will be some significant differences to what is an is not damaged.
The reason silverfish get into your books is because they are attracted to starches. This is why something like wallpaper glue or book bindings are so tempting to them because these glues have the starches they are looking for. Silverfish also will eating house plants, your food, and clothing in your house especially in your dark closets.
If you want to protect your items you need to consider storing them differently. Most of the time people use cardboard boxes to store items long term in a closet. They also hang clothes out in the open for pests to destroy. With this storage options pests like silverfish have easy access to get into the box through the openings.
To solve this problem start storing these items in sealed containers. You need containers with real lids that seal as opposed to using the old cardboard boxes. This will keep all sorts of pests like silverfish, rodents, and closet moths from getting into your clothing and books to cause problems. If these items are stored in the attic, the sealed containers will offer even more protection as there are temperature differences and humidity issues as well.
If you still have silverfish problems in your office desk or bookshelf, consider getting some sticky traps to catch them or to sprinkle a little food grade diatomaceous earth around the areas of the house there are silverfish problems. This is one of the more effective methods of dealing with these pests.
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