In apartment buildings it's almost impossible to get rid of them completely, the move around between apartments via plumbing, even if you get rid of them temporarily they always keep on coming back
Boil water to pour on laundry before washing in hot water. I literally had to throw away ALL my furniture. Obviously I moved. My neighbors apt was totally infested. And they bite. IDGAF what “pest control” says. I’ve killed two on my legs biting me.
@@eddiemorra2984 Those aren’t silverfish if you’re being bitten. They’re completely harmless to the human body. They don’t even carry diseases. They do, however, eat our clothes and furniture.
@@Alex-1611 open your outlet covers and apply some pesticide in dust form into as many outlets that you can and then dust the attic with the pesticide dust and treat outside perimeter with a good residual liquid pesticide
It seems to be the BEST way and the simplest way is to keep the humidity in the house low, aim at 40%, as then the eggs won’t survive. So don’t dry clothes inside, air out and dry out when showering and keep the house WARM in the winter. Do this and the problem will go away.
I live in Puerto Rico and it is normally humid so I have an explosion of silverfish. They eggs are everywhere and in the hundreds. I have to constantly be sweeping them off the ceiling and walls. The houses here are made of concrete so oil based pesticides probably not a good idea but I will try the packets to see if that works. So frustrating!! Thanks for the video.
oh and I'm here cause I find some in my bedroom from time to time... (it's next to the bathroom) and now that I've watched this I'm creeped out to sleep cause I don't want them to crawl into my bed ugh... anyways good luck on killing them XD
I can't figure out where mine are coming from. Seen 4 so far, all in different places and on different floors. Kitchen windowsill, hallway downstairs, bathroom upstairs and the last one I saw was on the ground floor, where the carpet was recently ripped out but not replaced yet ( so there are holes in the ground floorboardd etc). Nevertheless, still confused and grossed out.
@@rjj00 bro one dropped on me while I was laying on my bed (theres a vent right above my bed). Also found them in my bed a couple times, gets me so tight.
Are pesticide sprays really needed? Im fine with the silver fish packs because there is basically 0 exposure unless you are actively trying to get it open, bought a dehumidifier and sticky traps too. I just dont like the sprays because inhalation and adverse affects from long term exposure. Stuff life that. Are they absolutely needed?
One of the best ways I have found…. Moth balls!!! Place them under your mattress, in draws, under the sink so forth. And finally crush the moth balls, and place the powder all around the rooms cracks “for example the cracks dividing the wall, and the floor”…. The powder will go into the cracks and poison them. Every night rub yourself with lavender oil mixed with your body lotion so they will stay far away from you, and your laundry basket do to the leftover scent… Wash your floors and walls with bleach water, everyday for at least a week when you have spotted them… then slowly start washing your walls and floors with bleach one a week. Put dried whole cloves, crushed cinnamon sticks, and lavender stems all over your home in little drawstring bags in the couch, under your bed, in your closet you name it. Spoil yourself with scented candles, and defusers they hate strong scents… Get a night lap in the rooms they are most present as they hate light. It’s a process but once they are gone it is so worth it, plus this will keep them from ever coming back repeat this at least every 3 months.
Hey Chris, I just wanted to update you on whats been going on with the silverfish/firebrat stuff. Still have them, have them since November 2020. I had an insect company come in and spray every month, eventually they increased the sprays to 3 times in a month, then they came in drilled holes in the wall and did powder. Then I had my company come in and seal up around the pipes in both my storage units, they sealed up some cracks in my closet and some around the baseboards but not all around the baseboards. The next thing I will do is be sealing up around the baseboards. I didn't know if hte company was bad or not since they have been doing treatment since november 2020, so now we have switched to another company. With the seal ups around the pipes. I am pretty concerned that this thing is just impossible to get rid of.... It may be the wood of the interior of the storage units, Ive seen them in the storage unit doors their were so may of them. we have treated that area alot, for months now. I really want a successful outcome with this. The last thing I want to try is setting baits inside the storage units and then sealing up the cracks the best I can all around the baseboards and the storage unit doors. Does sealent work effectively? If they are here at least they won't enter into my actual living area. I dont use the storage units and if I seal the baseboards they will go somewhere else? This has gone on long enough. My apartment business will even let me break lease terms to leave, but im so fucking tired of moving and it costs alot of money.
If this is still an issue for you, I recommend buying Niban. Buy the fine granular stuff and powder the areas where you’ve seen activity, particularly at any crevices that might be potential entry/exit points for the little bugs. It’ll possibly take while before you see any effect, but the bugs will eventually ingest the bait and destroy their own ability to effectively process any nutrients from whatever food they consume. You should do this in conjunction with making sure to regularly clean your home, and possibly install any dehumidifiers if you live in a very hot and humid place, particularly in your bathroom and maybe closet.
Did you get rid of them? I find 5 of these suckers per day, it's been an issue since 2020, back then it was 1 per month that I would see them, now it's 5 per day.. I am considering moving away, it's such a shame cos I love my area... They can't survive regular oil, like 1 drop of nigella oil and they die, so I am thinking about buying nigella oil and put it into all the wood and cracks and then seal the cracks with woodglue, and also getting a dehumidifier in a few days.. These small bugs, they are so so annoying and disgu...
@@orion9k I have good news for you my friend. Your efforts won't go in vain. Do it. If that method works then do it. I'm from Michigan so something worked out really well for me. I keep my apt at 68 degrees year round. They reproduce at the temp I think of 72 or higher. My suggestion - use sealant on every baseboard and crack around entire apt. After you do a massive company spray. Use the company but seal and use sprays and everything. The sealing and 68 degrees does wonders. I still have my spray bottle but I'm down to like 1 bug every 2 months, it's amazing, and they aren't crawling on my wall over my head or on walls. Usually on carpet even dead most the time. There's also that white powder I forgot what it's called but not good with pets and hard to breathe in. I vacuumed it up but only need a little bit of it if you want to add it to your repertoire
@@orion9k I used a liquid sealer it's like a caulk but it's better for removal so when I move won't be an issue but my apt. Business didn't mind at all. They aren't as bad as cockroaches. Cockroaches you must move!!! With bristletail creatures you can fight and win so that's the good news. Deck out on your resources and crank your AC on. I love my place now that I got them down. They may even be fully eradicated from my crib at this level. Also if you find rotten wood get rid of it, whether that's manually or with your apt business. That's one of the top things is getting rid of the bad wood, but I know that silverfish are a winnable battle. Trust me on that. Just keep some regular bug spray on hand like I got now. Zero stress now. Doing a spray every 2 or 3 months for one bug is a cakewalk (especially after all the seal ups around baseboards). They aren't as bad as cockroaches, remember that. Another thing, do seal ups on baseboards and cracks anywhere you see them in entire apt like I did. I know it's costly but it is a winnable battle with this resources and efforts. Take it from me. That's the best methods
So glad I found this video! Those temperature stats feel like a crucial piece of info. Hoping that once it gets cold enough and I can keep the temperature down inside I can keep them out of my unit!
Thank you so muchhhhh for this video omg😭😭I seen over six silverfish in my room in one day and four in the bathroom I see them in every room all the time in my house and it is always hot because my parents don’t wanna turn on the ac and once I turn the lights off and turn them back on I see tons of silver fish crawling out of every thing. So disgusted and grossed out 😭I’m going to try this out for sure
@Idk__ the CY-KICK spray he recommended actually did the trick! I sprayed the base boards and the bathroom behind the toilet and the baseboards in there too and I haven’t seen any. Any dark little place I pretty much sprayed
Before this video I actually smashed one in half with a can of Lysol and it was still running after I cut it in half. I almost died I was so scared after lmao
Would love to see how you apply the spray around the baseboards and how much to spray. Any particular pesticides you recommend if someone has small children and dogs?
Thank you very much for this info Chris. I am so afraid of any creepy crawly and things flying around! I will run out of my apartment if I see silverfish!! I don't get a lot but the fact that I get them at all bothers me because I'm so scary. So this is a big help, thank you again.
Just had one crawl across my bed, inches from my face. It's hard to take proactive steps, since I rent a room in a house shared with others. But I will definitely ask my landlord to seal up the baseboards.
@@Skyrilla It's a relatively modern house (built early 2000s, maybe?), and in a very suburban environment. The issue, I think, is that it gets very hot and humid upstairs (where my bedroom is) when I'm not at home, because my housemates turn off the A/C to save electricity, take vory long hot showers, and there is no attic for the heat to escape into (the second floor is directly under the roof).
Chris, I just moved into my apt on the third floor of an older building and saw silver fish crawling out of window crack , bathroom has no fan and claw foot tub. I can do the sticky stuff, but spraying exterior not a possibility this high or would spraying first floor exterior prevent them climbing up?
Hi Chris cheers for the info. We see them in our House at times. We bought Boric Acid Powder. We read that it kills the Eggs as the Silverfish take the powder back to those friends lol and the Eggs. . They look Ugly buy they do not wamt us Humans they love Warer and Toilet paper as you mentioned. We put it in the corners of the Bathroom. All our Breakfast food are in Plastic Containers. Keep safe and well during theses difficult times with Covid x
Can you please put the link where I can get the" talstar p professional insecticide" ? Is there a specific kind need to look for ? I am In Canada . Thanks so much
Cute guy too. But I live in an apartment building and I think they're all throughout the building, they collect in the light fixtures, some are tiny and some are about a half inch long. I don't think getting just my apartment treated will not do it. My landlord has said that an apartment above me had a leak, BUT I've seen them throughout the building.
Found one crawl on me. And when I threw my phone on it to hold it while I grabbed something I could actually grad it with, it disappeared on me. Cleared my room and couldn't find it. Freaked me out.
Hey chris, i had a silverfish problem for a while now they always come in my bedroom where there is no sort of paper. Im typing this in the middle of the night because there was a silverfish in my bed. I have tried a lot of things to get them out my bedroom but they keep coming here, is there anything that could be luring them in? like some crumbs behind my bed or outside the garbage bin?
Lavander oil will repel them they hate lavander. Put some in your floor aroun bedroom, closet, ect . Borax closet floor. Indoor pesticides behind stove, bookcase , washer dryer, or big furniture. Open doors , ventilate. Don’t leave food or crumbs. Keep floors clean. Hope that helps.
@@zinebchaouni4701 It did work, i went to the hardware store and bought some silverfish spray. I sprayed it around the nooks un my room almost daily, eventually they just stoped coming probally because i killed them all. Also closing of gaps is a good idea. they used to climb op on my bed via the gap in my bedframe and my wall so i just shoved my matres against the wall closing the gap. Highly recommend gettung a flashliht and noting places where you see many. make sure to hit thos spots extra well
My first time seeing those pests was when I woke up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet. When I was about to wash my hands, there they were in the damn sink. I know they love damp areas but now I hear they can get into your bedroom???
Exactly so have I. Everyone keeps saying they are nocturnal I wonder if silverfish are aware of this they appear to be ones who are morning insects, midday insects and night insects. Also they are not just in bathroom. They can be anywhere and everywhere. Maybe they have evolved because from all the videos I've watched everyone says the same things but it seems scripted and it's not true.
Last 4 weeks I've killed 4 or so I think are silver fish. I live in north Carolina just moved into this house an I always have to have it around 65 an chill but I've been noticing alot of humidity in the house an I'm not sure what's the source like is there to much insulation or do I need a dehumidifier? I need to make it where they go away. Bugs freak me out really bad almost a phobia 😥 Also am keeping my fan on my account going all the time now feels like it still doesn't help the humanity.... idk.
Great video!! I wish I had watched it before going down a Reddit rabbit hole and losing sleep after seeing 3 silverfish 😅. Can you please make a video on carpet beetles? Are they as common as they say they are (present in 80-90% of homes) in your experience? Thank you!
The problem I have with air conditioner is I only turn it on while I sleep in the rooms but in the morning it’s off n windows r open to let air in so the summer heat get it the change of temperature causes moisture to cling on everything from the room being cool earlier like wth the whole mirror fogged up n u could fee objects r Damp even inside drawers
Hey Chris, I live in the UK and i'm currently struggling with this issue. A lot of the products in this video are very expensive to ship to the UK. if anyone has good alternatives, I would really appreciate the suggestions. Thank you :)
Hi Chris, thank you for this material. Is the treatment for firebrats the same as it is for Silverfish? I am having a hard time identifying which is the ones I've encountered or more material on firebrats. Especially that silverfish bait, I was thinking about getting that to lay it in my attics toward the center more away from the Earth powder stuff near the inside of the door. So lmk if these we work for firebrats too. Thanks again, I really appreciate your channel
Yes, the treatment for firebrats is the same. Firebrats and silverfish are very similar and fall into the same family (Lepismatidae). The dekko silverfish paks will indeed work well on firebrats.
@@chrisvan1 thanks for your message I had the exterminator come over and for months they've been doing spray and nothing has had any success. About a week ago they came over and drilled holes in the wall and so they put a dust into the wall. I haven't seen any near the baseboards like I was seeing a lot more near the baseboards and near the lower parts of the wall but for the first time I have seen one that is too hard for me to reach and kill I'm looking at it right now LOL it's basically about 15 ft up on the ceiling and so I need something that will projectile to get this guy down. Is this normal because I'm assuming because they just did the powder into the walls that I would see this?
One fell down the side of my bed facing the wall and now I’ve overturned literally everything trying to make sure it’s dead. I was planning to sleep early.
I hate how they have no fear of humans. House centipedes and spiders will generally stay hidden but these things don't give af. They're crawling on my desk, my bed, and even on my leg if I sit long enough.
I have used a pest control service for 3 years.always a temporary fix. Never more than one or two at a time. I am now tackling it my self. I have never seen any in the usual places.. Usually in my office or bedroom. I think they emanated from boxes of paper stored in closet... Now to get rid. Of them. I have made a couple of glass traps and also sticky boards. I have read that sometimes they are In the walls. Can you tell me now to treat? I also use the cy-kick And plan to use the diacomateus earth. As I said. ,, after pest control leaves, I may not see any for several weeks, but they do return. I am now on a mission to locate where they are coming from. I have no leaking water, food waste, or any attractant. Any thoughts on my Goal to extinguish 100%? BTW, I live in upstate ny and we have maybe 6 weeks of hot and humid weather. Again, many thanks!
Hey not a pro on this topic BUT i read that they eat fungus or rotten materials. Do you have any places that could be a potential spot? Oh and they live mostly in tubes behind the wall and only crawl out when they thing that "outside" is a better place to live. And yes they are attracted to paper becouse of the starch... But if your books have little holes in them its a completly different race of silverfish
Treat the attic in winter months and put a pesticide dust in all voids like your outlet covers ,remove and dust then replace covers.they migrate from your attic as the weather warms they want to go back outside
I moved 2 years ago and brought them with me unfortunately, still have them, mainly see them in my bathroom and my bedroom a few times 🙄 soooo cringe but I’ve had to just try not to think about it. Problem is I’m moving again and I’ve had cardboard boxes in my hallway for 4 days…today I’m packing up some stuff and there’s a baby one speeding round the box! Ffs. I’m waiting for the sticky traps but I’m guessing I’ll be having them in my new home to!
Omg this is exactly my biggest worry for when I plan to move soon. The little infant ones are literally invisible to the bare eye unless you are specifically zoning in on it which means they could literally be everywhere and we don’t see them.
Sticky traps are practically useless. I've been using them for the longest time and yea they catch em but it doesn't help. I just moved into a new home and it's infested with them, I don't wanna live with them for the rest of my life and everything I've tried doesn't work.
@@alena8933 it’s such a stressful thing when u want to live life peacefully but infestations change the entire livelihood to shit it’s my worry I’ll bring over bugs if I ever move tia brand new house n if I do I’d treat the new empty house first then keep objects inspected in plastic storage bins Clothes can be thrown in the dryer n u can steam furniture but paper things inspect em all if j can throw it out
You couldn’t be more wrong. Once you see one, you’re dealing with an infestation. The neighbor on the other side of my wall is a hoarder. Boxes & paper floor to ceiling. They eat paper, books, boxes. They infested my closets, furniture & mattress. I’ve found the plump newly hatched white ones on my body FROM my mattress. On my cupboards, knobs, etc. Total infestation DURING WINTER.
Oh wow I was gone for almost a year n returned to see one for the first time n my research began last year in the summer I’d didnt see any most of the winter but now it’s gotten warmer rained a lot in the spring so more moisture couple popped out I think the paper n magazines I left by my window sill had attracted them u should tell ur neighbors to keep their paper n books in those big plastic storage boxes
Has a silverfish ever bitten anyone else in this comment section? I’ve had one bite me, I was talking to my daughter and I happened to be wearing shorts that day and I felt something bite me so I reached down to my inner calf where I felt the bite and slapped real hard and felt something slimy and silvery👀 this is the first ever most terrifying encounter I’ve had and I was traumatized 😱 they literally seem like some type of alien parasite that hitched a ride with the UFO’s and forgot to catch the flight back 🤦🏼♀️😱💀😭 or got left here purposely to cause folks paranoia & destruction 🤨
I swear I thought the same thing, today I was cooking for my baby and one came to eat from her food, it wasnt scared of me or the light, wasnt scared that Id kill it in a sec,
3:20 to get rid of them
Thank you!!!!!!
Jesus. TY!
Thanks. Once you get there he has some brilliant tips and information 👍
Thank you
In apartment buildings it's almost impossible to get rid of them completely, the move around between apartments via plumbing, even if you get rid of them temporarily they always keep on coming back
Welp time to move 🚶♂️
Exactly that's the problem im facing
i've been spraying my entire apartment and it feels endless.
Same
@Blue moon Yeah if youre in an apartment youre pretty much screwed because they travel through the walls
Boil water to pour on laundry before washing in hot water. I literally had to throw away ALL my furniture. Obviously I moved. My neighbors apt was totally infested. And they bite. IDGAF what “pest control” says. I’ve killed two on my legs biting me.
@@eddiemorra2984 Those aren’t silverfish if you’re being bitten. They’re completely harmless to the human body. They don’t even carry diseases.
They do, however, eat our clothes and furniture.
@@Alex-1611 open your outlet covers and apply some pesticide in dust form into as many outlets that you can and then dust the attic with the pesticide dust and treat outside perimeter with a good residual liquid pesticide
Man 3 year life span?!! Eating toilet paper?! I hate bugs
It seems to be the BEST way and the simplest way is to keep the humidity in the house low, aim at 40%, as then the eggs won’t survive. So don’t dry clothes inside, air out and dry out when showering and keep the house WARM in the winter. Do this and the problem will go away.
I live in Puerto Rico and it is normally humid so I have an explosion of silverfish. They eggs are everywhere and in the hundreds. I have to constantly be sweeping them off the ceiling and walls. The houses here are made of concrete so oil based pesticides probably not a good idea but I will try the packets to see if that works. So frustrating!! Thanks for the video.
Just be careful..they also eat clothes! Check your clothes if it’s a thin material you’ll notice little rigged holes a little bigger than a pin hole..
@@brittanybousquet24 hellnthey ate up my clothes, shoes, purse, and damn near anything in my closet.
oh and I'm here cause I find some in my bedroom from time to time... (it's next to the bathroom) and now that I've watched this I'm creeped out to sleep cause I don't want them to crawl into my bed ugh... anyways good luck on killing them XD
@@brittanybousquet24 WHAT
Get a dehumidifier n keep moisture out the house
Thanks Chris. I saw one silverfish in my bathroom when I turned on the light one night.
I'll use the packets first.
I can't figure out where mine are coming from. Seen 4 so far, all in different places and on different floors. Kitchen windowsill, hallway downstairs, bathroom upstairs and the last one I saw was on the ground floor, where the carpet was recently ripped out but not replaced yet ( so there are holes in the ground floorboardd etc).
Nevertheless, still confused and grossed out.
I saw one in my bed yesterday so I have been sleeping downstairs
@@rjj00 bro one dropped on me while I was laying on my bed (theres a vent right above my bed). Also found them in my bed a couple times, gets me so tight.
@@ImTheBoss914 Attic is one of their favorite spots. Possibly high moisture up there.
@@ImTheBoss914 Ew horrible
I saw one crawling on my bed a few nights ago, if it wasn't for my laptop illuminating my room in the dark that mfer could have been crawling on me.
Are pesticide sprays really needed? Im fine with the silver fish packs because there is basically 0 exposure unless you are actively trying to get it open, bought a dehumidifier and sticky traps too. I just dont like the sprays because inhalation and adverse affects from long term exposure. Stuff life that. Are they absolutely needed?
One of the best ways I have found…. Moth balls!!! Place them under your mattress, in draws, under the sink so forth.
And finally crush the moth balls, and place the powder all around the rooms cracks “for example the cracks dividing the wall, and the floor”…. The powder will go into the cracks and poison them.
Every night rub yourself with lavender oil mixed with your body lotion so they will stay far away from you, and your laundry basket do to the leftover scent…
Wash your floors and walls with bleach water, everyday for at least a week when you have spotted them… then slowly start washing your walls and floors with bleach one a week.
Put dried whole cloves, crushed cinnamon sticks, and lavender stems all over your home in little drawstring bags in the couch, under your bed, in your closet you name it.
Spoil yourself with scented candles, and defusers they hate strong scents…
Get a night lap in the rooms they are most present as they hate light.
It’s a process but once they are gone it is so worth it, plus this will keep them from ever coming back repeat this at least every 3 months.
Thank you so much for this, did you cet rid of them ?
@@zinebchaouni4701 umh yea. 😂 everyday I found dead silverfish until they were all gone.
@@zinebchaouni4701 they hate light, lavender and perfume smells. But to poison them moth balls are your best bet.
When the eggs don't hatch, how long does it take to decompose sort of?
Hey Chris, I just wanted to update you on whats been going on with the silverfish/firebrat stuff. Still have them, have them since November 2020. I had an insect company come in and spray every month, eventually they increased the sprays to 3 times in a month, then they came in drilled holes in the wall and did powder. Then I had my company come in and seal up around the pipes in both my storage units, they sealed up some cracks in my closet and some around the baseboards but not all around the baseboards. The next thing I will do is be sealing up around the baseboards. I didn't know if hte company was bad or not since they have been doing treatment since november 2020, so now we have switched to another company. With the seal ups around the pipes. I am pretty concerned that this thing is just impossible to get rid of.... It may be the wood of the interior of the storage units, Ive seen them in the storage unit doors their were so may of them. we have treated that area alot, for months now. I really want a successful outcome with this. The last thing I want to try is setting baits inside the storage units and then sealing up the cracks the best I can all around the baseboards and the storage unit doors. Does sealent work effectively? If they are here at least they won't enter into my actual living area. I dont use the storage units and if I seal the baseboards they will go somewhere else? This has gone on long enough. My apartment business will even let me break lease terms to leave, but im so fucking tired of moving and it costs alot of money.
If this is still an issue for you, I recommend buying Niban.
Buy the fine granular stuff and powder the areas where you’ve seen activity, particularly at any crevices that might be potential entry/exit points for the little bugs.
It’ll possibly take while before you see any effect, but the bugs will eventually ingest the bait and destroy their own ability to effectively process any nutrients from whatever food they consume.
You should do this in conjunction with making sure to regularly clean your home, and possibly install any dehumidifiers if you live in a very hot and humid place, particularly in your bathroom and maybe closet.
They hide under the insulation, gotta get under that.
Did you get rid of them?
I find 5 of these suckers per day, it's been an issue since 2020, back then it was 1 per month that I would see them, now it's 5 per day..
I am considering moving away, it's such a shame cos I love my area... They can't survive regular oil, like 1 drop of nigella oil and they die, so I am thinking about buying nigella oil and put it into all the wood and cracks and then seal the cracks with woodglue, and also getting a dehumidifier in a few days.. These small bugs, they are so so annoying and disgu...
@@orion9k I have good news for you my friend. Your efforts won't go in vain. Do it. If that method works then do it. I'm from Michigan so something worked out really well for me. I keep my apt at 68 degrees year round. They reproduce at the temp I think of 72 or higher. My suggestion - use sealant on every baseboard and crack around entire apt. After you do a massive company spray. Use the company but seal and use sprays and everything. The sealing and 68 degrees does wonders. I still have my spray bottle but I'm down to like 1 bug every 2 months, it's amazing, and they aren't crawling on my wall over my head or on walls. Usually on carpet even dead most the time. There's also that white powder I forgot what it's called but not good with pets and hard to breathe in. I vacuumed it up but only need a little bit of it if you want to add it to your repertoire
@@orion9k I used a liquid sealer it's like a caulk but it's better for removal so when I move won't be an issue but my apt. Business didn't mind at all. They aren't as bad as cockroaches. Cockroaches you must move!!! With bristletail creatures you can fight and win so that's the good news. Deck out on your resources and crank your AC on. I love my place now that I got them down. They may even be fully eradicated from my crib at this level. Also if you find rotten wood get rid of it, whether that's manually or with your apt business. That's one of the top things is getting rid of the bad wood, but I know that silverfish are a winnable battle. Trust me on that. Just keep some regular bug spray on hand like I got now. Zero stress now. Doing a spray every 2 or 3 months for one bug is a cakewalk (especially after all the seal ups around baseboards). They aren't as bad as cockroaches, remember that. Another thing, do seal ups on baseboards and cracks anywhere you see them in entire apt like I did. I know it's costly but it is a winnable battle with this resources and efforts. Take it from me. That's the best methods
So glad I found this video! Those temperature stats feel like a crucial piece of info. Hoping that once it gets cold enough and I can keep the temperature down inside I can keep them out of my unit!
@5min Chris *finally* gets to the point....
Thank you so muchhhhh for this video omg😭😭I seen over six silverfish in my room in one day and four in the bathroom I see them in every room all the time in my house and it is always hot because my parents don’t wanna turn on the ac and once I turn the lights off and turn them back on I see tons of silver fish crawling out of every thing. So disgusted and grossed out 😭I’m going to try this out for sure
Holy moly, maybe consider an exterminator. How is it going now? Have they settled down???
@Idk__ the CY-KICK spray he recommended actually did the trick! I sprayed the base boards and the bathroom behind the toilet and the baseboards in there too and I haven’t seen any. Any dark little place I pretty much sprayed
Before this video I actually smashed one in half with a can of Lysol and it was still running after I cut it in half. I almost died I was so scared after lmao
Hey , dealing w the same issue . 2 years later does it still work yk? Or like decreased them over time
@@crystaledits1859yea the spray really works ! We don’t have them in the house anymore because of it
Would love to see how you apply the spray around the baseboards and how much to spray. Any particular pesticides you recommend if someone has small children and dogs?
TALSTAR P is non toxic for children and pets once it dries 30 minutes later.
Don't use this stuff if your dogs eat the bugs.
@@comicblueswithjonygitar36 most pesticides used today won't transfer from something eating the dead insects
Dichotomous earth
Thank you very much for this info Chris. I am so afraid of any creepy crawly and things flying around! I will run out of my apartment if I see silverfish!! I don't get a lot but the fact that I get them at all bothers me because I'm so scary. So this is a big help, thank you again.
You're scary? LOL
@@sentient1640 LOL 🤦
@@sentient1640
Thanks, but no thanks.
The internet is not a good place for that.
Besides, I won't be around much longer. Take care.
What country do they not exist in? I'm moving there
So great! Now I really understand what I need to know about the silverfish and how to get rid of them.
Just saw one under my bed, I’ve never clicked on a video so fast in my life
@An On 😂
Is baking soda or cloves can help get rid of silver fish
@@teresitagresse180does it works?
Just had one crawl across my bed, inches from my face. It's hard to take proactive steps, since I rent a room in a house shared with others. But I will definitely ask my landlord to seal up the baseboards.
How old is the building? Is it near parks? What is the humidity like?
@@Skyrilla It's a relatively modern house (built early 2000s, maybe?), and in a very suburban environment. The issue, I think, is that it gets very hot and humid upstairs (where my bedroom is) when I'm not at home, because my housemates turn off the A/C to save electricity, take vory long hot showers, and there is no attic for the heat to escape into (the second floor is directly under the roof).
The same thing happened to me. I was on my phone and then I see something crawling on my bed
Chris, I just moved into my apt on the third floor of an older building and saw silver fish crawling out of window crack , bathroom has no fan and claw foot tub. I can do the sticky stuff, but spraying exterior not a possibility this high or would spraying first floor exterior prevent them climbing up?
Hey Chris. Thank you so much for your awesome tips and wisdom! You have a great demeanor and and it has really calmed my fears. You’re the best🥰
I keep cleaning my bed everyweek and using lavender spray but no success 😪 they just keep coming. I have no luck. Please help
Hi Chris cheers for the info. We see them in our House at times. We bought Boric Acid Powder. We read that it kills the Eggs as the Silverfish take the powder back to those friends lol and the Eggs. . They look Ugly buy they do not wamt us Humans they love Warer and Toilet paper as you mentioned. We put it in the corners of the Bathroom. All our Breakfast food are in Plastic Containers. Keep safe and well during theses difficult times with Covid x
Can you please put the link where I can get the" talstar p professional insecticide" ? Is there a specific kind need to look for ? I am In Canada . Thanks so much
I looked on Ebay. It's not expensive.
I don’t like touching bugs so I attacked it with lotion which made it freeze then I sprayed it with organic raid then I cleaned up the lotion
Cute guy too. But I live in an apartment building and I think they're all throughout the building, they collect in the light fixtures, some are tiny and some are about a half inch long. I don't think getting just my apartment treated will not do it. My landlord has said that an apartment above me had a leak, BUT I've seen them throughout the building.
Thank you for this. My apartment complex is infested with them. I’m going to follow your advice to get them out of my apartment.
Did it work ?
@@zeepluto …pretty sure the silverfish won this one.
@Adrine, did it work?
@@zeepluto I have seen only one silverfish and it was dead. So yes.
@@nataliarocha6702 yes!
Can i use rough salt? Throw it by my scurting boards?
Why do you not recommend Home Defense?
Found one crawl on me. And when I threw my phone on it to hold it while I grabbed something I could actually grad it with, it disappeared on me. Cleared my room and couldn't find it. Freaked me out.
Hey chris, i had a silverfish problem for a while now they always come in my bedroom where there is no sort of paper. Im typing this in the middle of the night because there was a silverfish in my bed. I have tried a lot of things to get them out my bedroom but they keep coming here, is there anything that could be luring them in? like some crumbs behind my bed or outside the garbage bin?
Lavander oil will repel them they hate lavander. Put some in your floor aroun bedroom, closet, ect . Borax closet floor. Indoor pesticides behind stove, bookcase , washer dryer, or big furniture. Open doors , ventilate. Don’t leave food or crumbs. Keep floors clean. Hope that helps.
Did you get rid of them ? Please help, I have a baby and I find one on his bed next to his ear
@@zinebchaouni4701 It did work, i went to the hardware store and bought some silverfish spray. I sprayed it around the nooks un my room almost daily, eventually they just stoped coming probally because i killed them all. Also closing of gaps is a good idea. they used to climb op on my bed via the gap in my bedframe and my wall so i just shoved my matres against the wall closing the gap. Highly recommend gettung a flashliht and noting places where you see many. make sure to hit thos spots extra well
My first time seeing those pests was when I woke up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet. When I was about to wash my hands, there they were in the damn sink. I know they love damp areas but now I hear they can get into your bedroom???
@@julanmb1309 what was the name of the spray that you used?
Do they make good fish bait?
They make good fish. Cook em on the bbq!
I seen them during the day many times.
Exactly so have I. Everyone keeps saying they are nocturnal I wonder if silverfish are aware of this they appear to be ones who are morning insects, midday insects and night insects. Also they are not just in bathroom. They can be anywhere and everywhere. Maybe they have evolved because from all the videos I've watched everyone says the same things but it seems scripted and it's not true.
Excellent ideas & products. Thank you!
Last 4 weeks I've killed 4 or so I think are silver fish. I live in north Carolina just moved into this house an I always have to have it around 65 an chill but I've been noticing alot of humidity in the house an I'm not sure what's the source like is there to much insulation or do I need a dehumidifier? I need to make it where they go away. Bugs freak me out really bad almost a phobia 😥 Also am keeping my fan on my account going all the time now feels like it still doesn't help the humanity.... idk.
Great video!! I wish I had watched it before going down a Reddit rabbit hole and losing sleep after seeing 3 silverfish 😅.
Can you please make a video on carpet beetles? Are they as common as they say they are (present in 80-90% of homes) in your experience? Thank you!
The problem I have with air conditioner is I only turn it on while I sleep in the rooms but in the morning it’s off n windows r open to let air in so the summer heat get it the change of temperature causes moisture to cling on everything from the room being cool earlier like wth the whole mirror fogged up n u could fee objects r Damp even inside drawers
Thanks Chris! Great information 😊
What are those plants behind you? :)
Hey Chris, I live in the UK and i'm currently struggling with this issue. A lot of the products in this video are very expensive to ship to the UK. if anyone has good alternatives, I would really appreciate the suggestions. Thank you :)
Borax and baking soda
thankyou so much for the information on how to get rid of the silverfish...
Thank you so much. Been paying pest exterminators without success.
You just picked someone who wast properly trained
Hi Chris, thank you for this material. Is the treatment for firebrats the same as it is for Silverfish? I am having a hard time identifying which is the ones I've encountered or more material on firebrats. Especially that silverfish bait, I was thinking about getting that to lay it in my attics toward the center more away from the Earth powder stuff near the inside of the door. So lmk if these we work for firebrats too. Thanks again, I really appreciate your channel
Yes, the treatment for firebrats is the same. Firebrats and silverfish are very similar and fall into the same family (Lepismatidae). The dekko silverfish paks will indeed work well on firebrats.
@@chrisvan1 thanks for your message I had the exterminator come over and for months they've been doing spray and nothing has had any success. About a week ago they came over and drilled holes in the wall and so they put a dust into the wall. I haven't seen any near the baseboards like I was seeing a lot more near the baseboards and near the lower parts of the wall but for the first time I have seen one that is too hard for me to reach and kill I'm looking at it right now LOL it's basically about 15 ft up on the ceiling and so I need something that will projectile to get this guy down. Is this normal because I'm assuming because they just did the powder into the walls that I would see this?
I will definitely try this home remedies
One fell down the side of my bed facing the wall and now I’ve overturned literally everything trying to make sure it’s dead. I was planning to sleep early.
borax works - wet or dry. Also diatomaceous earth.
I hate how they have no fear of humans. House centipedes and spiders will generally stay hidden but these things don't give af.
They're crawling on my desk, my bed, and even on my leg if I sit long enough.
Fact check here in VA I have seen during the day which brings me here!!
The reviews on Amazon regarding the silverfish paks are not very good...
I saw a little silver thing it had no legs nothing it was wriggling around I don't know what it was and I'm scared ngl
I have used a pest control service for 3 years.always a temporary fix. Never more than one or two at a time. I am now tackling it my self. I have never seen any in the usual places..
Usually in my office or bedroom. I think they emanated from boxes of paper stored in closet...
Now to get rid. Of them. I have made a couple of glass traps and also sticky boards. I have read that sometimes they are In the walls. Can you tell me now to treat? I also use the cy-kick
And plan to use the diacomateus earth. As I said. ,, after pest control leaves, I may not see any for several weeks, but they do return. I am now on a mission to locate where they are coming from. I have no leaking water, food waste, or any attractant. Any thoughts on my
Goal to extinguish 100%? BTW, I live in upstate ny and we have maybe 6 weeks of hot and humid weather. Again, many thanks!
Hey not a pro on this topic BUT i read that they eat fungus or rotten materials. Do you have any places that could be a potential spot? Oh and they live mostly in tubes behind the wall and only crawl out when they thing that "outside" is a better place to live. And yes they are attracted to paper becouse of the starch... But if your books have little holes in them its a completly different race of silverfish
Treat the attic in winter months and put a pesticide dust in all voids like your outlet covers ,remove and dust then replace covers.they migrate from your attic as the weather warms they want to go back outside
I have a baby in the house are these products safe ?
I mated one with my goldfish & they had beautiful lumunescent babies....
Damn bro you got the whole squad laughing 😐😐😐
I moved 2 years ago and brought them with me unfortunately, still have them, mainly see them in my bathroom and my bedroom a few times 🙄 soooo cringe but I’ve had to just try not to think about it.
Problem is I’m moving again and I’ve had cardboard boxes in my hallway for 4 days…today I’m packing up some stuff and there’s a baby one speeding round the box! Ffs. I’m waiting for the sticky traps but I’m guessing I’ll be having them in my new home to!
Omg this is exactly my biggest worry for when I plan to move soon. The little infant ones are literally invisible to the bare eye unless you are specifically zoning in on it which means they could literally be everywhere and we don’t see them.
Sticky traps are practically useless. I've been using them for the longest time and yea they catch em but it doesn't help. I just moved into a new home and it's infested with them, I don't wanna live with them for the rest of my life and everything I've tried doesn't work.
@@alena8933 it’s such a stressful thing when u want to live life peacefully but infestations change the entire livelihood to shit it’s my worry I’ll bring over bugs if I ever move tia brand new house n if I do I’d treat the new empty house first then keep objects inspected in plastic storage bins
Clothes can be thrown in the dryer n u can steam furniture but paper things inspect em all if j can throw it out
Subscribed! Thank you so much!
Sure wish the sound was better on this video.
Cats eat them, so don't use poison if you have cats inside. Glue strips like old style r- motels.
cant figure out about the humidity if he sayed 15 or 50
Turned lights on in kitchen and killed like 70 of them… seesh.
Can they climb off the ground
Yes, they can.
Get straight to the point too much useless info here
3:20 how to kill the silverfish
Thank you!
I used diamond sword with sweeping edge 3 its very helpful
Found them under broken tiles 😒
Great info!
tyfs
You couldn’t be more wrong. Once you see one, you’re dealing with an infestation. The neighbor on the other side of my wall is a hoarder. Boxes & paper floor to ceiling. They eat paper, books, boxes. They infested my closets, furniture & mattress. I’ve found the plump newly hatched white ones on my body FROM my mattress. On my cupboards, knobs, etc. Total infestation DURING WINTER.
Oh wow I was gone for almost a year n returned to see one for the first time n my research began last year in the summer
I’d didnt see any most of the winter but now it’s gotten warmer rained a lot in the spring so more moisture couple popped out
I think the paper n magazines I left by my window sill had attracted them u should tell ur neighbors to keep their paper n books in those big plastic storage boxes
Thanks Chris!
I am currently playing some doom music while trying to kill it.
I hired pest control company and they can't figure out why i get them everyday.
5:51 for the successfully executed burp
Dekko silverfish packs suck
Niban FG in a “bugbar” is the way to go
Thank you Ron
They terrify me!!!!!
Just break the spawner
I always see silverfish during the day
Infestation prob if night bugs get out durin the day they forced to cuz their base is crowded n they want food
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ITS 10:30 AT NIGHT AND IM ON TIK TOK AND I FEEL A CRAWL IN MY HAIR GUESS WHAT ITS A SLIVER FISH WTF IM CHANGING MY SHEETS AND I HAVE SCHOOL 😩
Why these mofos wanna come out when we sleep 🤔💀😱
THIS IS WHY I'M LITERALLY TERRIFIED TO TURN MY LIGHTS OFF BEFORE GOING TO BED, PUT LAVENDER BAGS OR CEDAR OIL IN UR BED IT SHOULD HELP
Has a silverfish ever bitten anyone else in this comment section? I’ve had one bite me, I was talking to my daughter and I happened to be wearing shorts that day and I felt something bite me so I reached down to my inner calf where I felt the bite and slapped real hard and felt something slimy and silvery👀 this is the first ever most terrifying encounter I’ve had and I was traumatized 😱 they literally seem like some type of alien parasite that hitched a ride with the UFO’s and forgot to catch the flight back 🤦🏼♀️😱💀😭 or got left here purposely to cause folks paranoia & destruction 🤨
I swear I thought the same thing, today I was cooking for my baby and one came to eat from her food, it wasnt scared of me or the light, wasnt scared that Id kill it in a sec,
Gentrol point source disks.
cant hear you
It s under my bed and my bathroom toilet kitchen and room
I saw a silverfish on me wall and it zoomed down the side of me bed and I'm scared to sleep
did you manage to sleep after the event? its been 2 years now..
@@jake-m8g2r I've managed to sleep alright still get the odd flashback from time to time
@insanis1805 Oh I am sorry to hear that, maybe you should consider some counselling.
Steven. Chris 🖐😀I have some silver fish. Thank you for your help, now I know how to kill silver fish.😁👍
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These damn things are creepy looking. I have been seeing them in my bathroom and am in the process of getting rid of them.
I found one in my room once and I just put him in a cup and let him out, thankfully we didn’t have a infestation and it was just one
Named him Jim
From Steve. Thank you for all your help. I have some silver fish. Now I know how to kill them. Thanks.
I have millions of them in my bathroom
I just found one on my bed..
PrimeFilmz60 it’s the worst when you see them crawling on your pillow😣
@@lijah5987 yeah
@@rese1231 same
They hate japanese cedar oil
Yes they are gross
They’re everywhere
Great video - he explained everything clearly. He's yummy too! I'm subscribing!
easy 2x times but still 2x times too slow
Thank you, they are so disgusting 🤮
There like vampires
5:25
Fast huh talked for 5 min not fast show
Can barely here u talking....
I like silverfish.
Stop taking so long to get to the point!!!😡😡😡😡😤