Hi Sarah, This is a classic situation for the increase in silverfish. It sounds like you have a great start! A deep clean is the first step. Have you been able to control the RH? This is key for managing a silverfish population. They like humidity (hence the reason why you often find them in bathrooms, under sinks and in basements).
As for pesticides: do not use a fogger of any type. We have had good luck with using a crevice treatment. This is usually something like borax or diatomaceous earth powders squirted into crevices and around water pipes. What this does is damage the exoskeleton of any bug that crosses the line of powder. This is a contained way to knock down the population, that does not affect the collections in the area. You will have to keep up on the cleaning and should try to identify any access points in the room – this can help you focus the crevice treatment on the areas most at risk. The combination of reducing the RH, housekeeping, blocking access points and the crevice treatment is the least toxic way to go. Good luck. Gretchen From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Sarah Cohen Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 5:40 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] Treatments for Silverfish CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hi all, We are currently battling a silverfish problem in one of our off-site collection storage rooms. We had a humidity problem a month ago where the room was above 60% relative humidity for a week and the silverfish appeared afterward. We are in the process of deep cleaning the space to remove all of the pests and potential food sources. My director wants to know if there are any chemical(s) that can be used inside the collection space to combat the pests that will not harm the collection (musical instruments). My research so far has not found anything, and the pest control specialist that services the outside of the building only has a fogger available that would leave behind a residue that I refuse to consider. What do you use to combat silverfish? What do you suggest I look into? Thanks! Sarah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFobeRo-hcSq8q3TWkUPy4frnZb8EHzw4RPqd5zdE0aS_q3VfQ%40mail.gmail.com<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fgroups.google.com%2fd%2fmsgid%2fpestlist%2fCAFobeRo-hcSq8q3TWkUPy4frnZb8EHzw4RPqd5zdE0aS_q3VfQ%2540mail.gmail.com%3futm_medium%3demail%26utm_source%3dfooter&c=E,1,MmfRx2Fcr-32ChdgYEjdbuT0KD4hzia2-VLW52qhKaRmT64KWUVZED_dHo6cSQWMtFsN53vTsv06dzI1WaLkzdC-qyGbTU5a6Fu8pVNJ&typo=1>. The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CH2PR02MB694997A26D4250073B3BA144BCB82%40CH2PR02MB6949.namprd02.prod.outlook.com.
