Silverfish Control Newcastle

If you have an issue with silverfish, then you have to contact the experts immediately. Silverfish are silvery, creepy, and fast-moving insects that resemble the movement of a fish. Unfortunately, under the right conditions, they will ruin your books and chew up materials to obtain food. Silverfish are generally considered a household pest. These shy insects cause damage by eating up materials that contain carbohydrates. Thus, they eat foods such as cereals and sugar, book bindings, wallpaper, and clothes because these contain starch. This problem can be easily eliminated by contacting pest control experts!

Why Choose All Pest Control

We target and exterminate the silverfish infestations around your home. We use safe and environmentally friendly products. We are strict about the time and ensure that when we leave & clean your house to the way it was prior to infestation. There is no need to leave the house and We ensure minimum disruption to you and your family.

Harmful Effects of Silverfish

These creepy insects fly to safety when disturbed and there is a greater chance of hurting yourself in an attempt to chase them down as they are quite fast and hide in cracks and crevices. Silverfish infestation can affect you in a lot of ways:

They generally hide in the day and forge in the night and are a bit difficult to search.
They make their nests close to the food supply.
They damage clothing, books, papers, foods in pantries, and wallpaper.
They feed on yarn, silk, starchy food, glue, and book bindings and may destroy them.
The silverfish form small holes in the materials they bite and cause it to stain yellow.
They dwell in the linen piles and plumbing and may damage it. Moreover, discarded silverfish skin causes allergy in human beings.
Their presence in the house can cause asthma.
Silverfish are capable of scaling walls and ceilings and live for a long time up to ages making your home a permanent abode for them.

In addition to all that, they become food for other insects such as spiders and cockroaches, which then spread other harmful diseases. They also destroy cereals and can breed inside the sealed packages.

Identify Silver Fish Infestation

Silverfish are nocturnal, and their identification is a bit difficult. However, here are a few identifications that can help you out with silverfish control in Newcastle:

Cast Skin and Tiny Faeces The cast skin and faeces of silverfish look like pepper. Thus, if you detect any of these at your home, chances are high that your building is infested by silverfish.
Holes: Silverfish can cause holes in the wallpaper. Hence, the presence of holes can also indicate a silverfish infestation.
Yellow Stains: Silverfish causes fabrics, books, and wallpapers to turn yellow.
Moisture Locks: They prefer moisture and get trapped in sinks and bathtubs. Therefore, look for these areas for their infestation, if any.
Inspect the clothes. They eat cotton, linen, and silk. So to search for an infestation, check your clothes closets.
Inspect for places that have glue. Silverfish love to eat glue and gum. Thus, look at the furniture and other areas where glue might have been used.
Cardboard Boxes: Their favourable places include cardboard boxes, magazines, and bookbinding. Therefore, looking at these places can also make you aware of any silverfish infestations.