I can put the niban fg in my puff duster for the attic entry and or storage areas and get those pesky silverfish or roaches that are living in the christmas boxes.
Bomb for attic silverfish.
To capture silverfish sprinkle plaster on a wet white cotton cloth put it in a corner overnight near the silverfish s hideout.
The scent of a sal ammoniac solution should drive away silverfish within 24 hours.
While pyrethrins are somewhat effective against exposed flying insects such as house flies they are seldom lethal to roaches ants bed bugs spiders silverfish and other crawling pests.
Silverfish eat the cellulose in paper products and the glue found in the bindings of books.
1st let me describe the house.
If the first floor is 70of 2nd floor might be in the upper 70os.
It s a 2 flat with a basement and attic.
Basement might be in the upper 60os.
If you have these insects in your attic there are a few things you should be aware of.
A 1 1 ratio dispersion of borax and sugar is a reliable bait to kill silverfish.
Silverfish infestation in the attic.
You can purchase boric acid powder to sprinkle in areas where silverfish are active.
This is good for such areas as the bathroom vent a classic spot for roaches.
You can also find boric acid in ready to use products such as baits wafers and traps.
Roach ridd and dekko silverfish paks are examples of products made with boric acid.
The ingredients within bug bombs also tend to be repellent causing insects to scatter and move deeper into walls crevices and other hard to reach areas.
If you have books in your attic these insects can do quite a bit of damage to them.
I don t think our house is overly humid however we are noticing drywall cracks and nail pops house too.
If you have stored photos silverfish can chew their way in and ruin those photos.