Somehow, the thought of introducing earwigs to control silverfish has no appeal.
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Janis Wilkens
Registrar
Levine Museum of the New South
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Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 4:35 AM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Silverfish elimination
Hi Karen
generally, silverfish prefer warm and humid areas. They love sugar, glues, paper, textiles, artificial fibers, and leather. The ate also mildew! If you reduce humidity, they might disappear. Check the climate and look for mildew. The appearance of lepisma saccharina is a hint for wrong room climate.
And they like darkness. In wintertime, they often climb up hidden passages from the basement to kitchens and bathrooms.
You can fight them with Forficula auricularia and spiders and a cold and dry room climate.
Christian
Am 18.03.2015 um 20:38 schrieb Fiscus, Karen: