Silverfish Control
Lepisma saccharina · Regional threat level 40%
The Briefing
Silverfish
The common silverfish, Lepisma saccharina, is a moisture meter with legs: a silvery, fish-shaped, wingless insect about half an inch long that thrives in damp basements, bathrooms, attics, and laundry rooms. Silverfish eat starches and sugars, which puts book bindings, wallpaper paste, envelopes, photographs, and starched clothing on the menu, leaving irregular feeding marks, yellowish stains, and surface etching. They are nocturnal and fast, famous for the sudden sprint across a bathtub or sink when a light flips on, and they can live a year or more while breeding slowly in undisturbed clutter. A few silverfish are a humidity report; a lot of them, or damage to stored papers and books, means the moisture problem has been running long enough to need both drying and treatment. They do not bite, do not spread disease, and mostly signal that a space needs airflow and dehumidification.
Signs of activity
- Silvery fish-shaped insects sprinting across sinks or bathtubs when lights come on
- Irregular notches and surface etching on book bindings, wallpaper, or envelopes
- Yellowish stains on stored papers, photos, or clothing
- Tiny shed skins and pepper-like droppings in undisturbed boxes and files
How we treat it
We dry out the habitat first with dehumidification and leak repair, then apply crack-and-crevice treatments to the harborages and set monitors to confirm the population is actually declining.
Keep them out
- Run dehumidifiers in damp basements, crawl spaces, and laundry rooms
- Store books, papers, and photos in sealed bins instead of cardboard
- Fix plumbing leaks and ventilate bathrooms after showers
- Caulk baseboards and seal around pipe chases where they travel
90-Day Warranty
If silverfish return between scheduled visits, we re-treat at no additional cost. Licensed, bonded, and insured across Washington, Idaho & Oregon.
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Ants
Carpenter ants, sugar ants, and odorous invaders. Colonies dismantled at the source.
- Piles of sawdust-like frass (wood shavings and insect parts) below windowsills, baseboards, or deck posts
- Winged swarmers, or discarded wings, indoors in spring, a sign a mature colony is nearby
- Faint rustling or crinkling sounds inside walls or hollow doors at night
- Steady trails of small dark ants moving between the foundation and kitchen sweets or pet food
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Bed Bugs
Complete elimination with follow-up verification. Discreet, thorough, guaranteed.
- Rust-colored fecal spots and blood smears along mattress seams, tags, and piping
- Translucent shed skins and tiny white eggs tucked into headboard joints and box spring corners
- Live flat reddish-brown bugs, apple-seed sized, hiding in seams when the lights come on
- Itchy welts in lines or clusters on skin exposed during sleep
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Bees
Humane honeybee, carpenter bee & Africanized bee removal, prioritizing relocation.
- A buzzing cluster of bees hanging from a branch, fence, or eave in spring swarm season
- Steady bee traffic in and out of a gap in siding, soffits, or around a chimney
- Perfectly round half-inch holes in fascia or deck wood with sawdust piles below, the carpenter bee signature
- Loud humming inside a wall void on warm afternoons
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Box Elder Bugs
Fall invaders that cluster on sunny walls. Excluded before they get inside.
- Dense clusters of red-and-black bugs basking on sunny siding in September and October
- Bugs slipping indoors around windows, doors, and utility penetrations as nights cool
- Orange-red staining on curtains, walls, or siding where bugs were crushed
- Dead bugs collecting in window tracks and along baseboards through winter
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Cockroaches
Gel-bait and IGR programs that break the breeding cycle for good.
- Pepper-like black droppings clustered in cabinet corners, drawer tracks, and under appliances
- A musty, oily odor in the kitchen that gets stronger at night
- Tan purse-shaped egg cases (oothecae) glued under refrigerators, dishwashers, and sinks
- Roaches scattering when the kitchen light flips on after dark
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Crickets
Camel, Jerusalem & field crickets. Eliminate noisy infestations.
- Rhythmic chirping at night coming from basements, wall voids, or behind appliances
- Irregular chewed holes in stored clothing, curtains, or houseplant leaves
- Long-legged humpbacked camel crickets jumping in damp basements or crawl spaces
- Crickets turning up in glue traps, window wells, and storage boxes
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Our Plans
Exterior-Only Protection
A protective barrier around the outside of your home, refreshed every visit. Interior service available on request.
- Exterior treatment (interior on request)
- Ants, spiders, wasps, beetles, earwigs, silverfish & more
- Free re-treatments and a 90-day warranty
- Same/next-day starts
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Interior + Exterior
Full interior and exterior treatment on every visit, with priority scheduling when something shows up between visits.
- Interior and exterior treatment
- Ants, spiders, wasps, earwigs, silverfish & more
- Free re-treatments and a 90-day warranty
- Priority scheduling and fast response
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Priority Interior & Exterior
Our highest level of cover: interior and exterior every visit, cockroach and mice coverage, and 24-hour callbacks.
- Interior and exterior treatment, every visit
- Everything in Silver, plus cockroaches and mice
- Seasonal deep-dives and 24-hour callbacks
- Priority scheduling and fast response
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