Are silverfish harmful?

Silverfish feed on starchy materials and items that are high in protein. They are active at night and cause damage to books, stored food, and clothing. While these insects do cause problems, silverfish are not harmful to human health and do not carry any diseases.

What are silverfish and where do they come from?

Answer: Silverfish can come in from the outside around your foundation or they can be brought in from boxes or other stored products. They will hang out inside wall voids but are very commonly found in bathrooms and attics when they come out to forage for food and water.

How do you get rid of long tailed silverfish?

6 ways to get rid of silverfish

1. Put a starchy food or substance in a glass container and wrap the outside with tape.
2. Roll up newspaper.
3. Put out sticky traps.
4. Put out small bits of silverfish poison.
5. Use cedar or cedar oil.
6. Spread dried bay leaves throughout your home.

What do silverfish feed on?

Silverfish Diet Silverfish eat starches and protein-rich items, including grains, vegetables, fibers, sugars and fabrics. The pests also feed on stored cereals and pet food. In fact, infesting these types of products is often how they are brought inside the house.

How big does a Polypodium longicaudatum fern get?

Genus Polypodium can be evergreen or deciduous ferns, with creeping rhizomes bearing simple or pinnate fronds at intervals Details ‘Longicaudatum’ is an evergreen fern to 30cm, with creeping rhizome and pinnately lobed fronds which taper gradually to a long, slender point All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated.

How big does a longicaudatum licorice fern get?

Details ‘Longicaudatum’ is an evergreen fern to 30cm, with creeping rhizome and pinnately lobed fronds which taper gradually to a long, slender point All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

What kind of food does Ctenolepisma longicaudatum eat?

As a food generalist with the ability to digest the cellulose contained in paper and cellulose-based textiles like rayon, Ctenolepisma longicaudatum is considered a pest species in cultural heritage institutions like libraries and archives.

Is the Ctenolepisma genus native to Australia?

The genus is distributed nearly worldwide in warm regions. Australia lacks native Ctenolepisma, but is home to introduced species.

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