Sherry from St Joseph, Mo writes
House was vacant for about a year. Purchased in March and doing a complete remodel. We are finding silverfish everywhere, door/window frames, attic, basement, main floor, crawling on walls and ceilings, just everywhere! I first sprayed termidor inside and outside (I know it is not for inside but I was so creeped out), after little to no results I called you and was told to use demon. I bought a jar of it and sprayed 4 gallons of water with 6 scoops of demon, through out the house and the exterior. Now a week later and I just killed over 15 silverfish in about 5 minutes walking through the house, various sized on the walls and ceilings. I do not see where either of these products worked. The house is empty so there is not much I can do to remove any food source. The AC is on, so any past humidity problem is resolved but the current house climate seems to suit them fine as they are still here. This is an upscale rental home, the new tenants will be moving in the house in 1 month!! HELP!!! Also, we own the home next door as well and I have never seen a silverfish in that house??
Please give us a call so that we can go over the specifics of the design of the house to try and find and eliminate harborage areas. Also, the silverfish did not arrive overnight so they will not go away over night. The Termidor is a very slow kill as it is designed to have a transfer effect throughout the population to give a wider control to the ones you dont see. The Demon has a quicker kill than the Termidor but it will still not kill them instantly. If the house set vacant for a year you could be experiencing these bugs for quite some time as there is not a way to know how many of generations there are waiting to come to life and "hatch out" into the home. Using the Demon is a great product for silverfish, but you may want to try giving them a food source as well to attack them with 2 poisions instead of just one. The Dekko Silverfish packs are one of our top products with the best results for eliminating silverfish. The pack is made of a material the silverfish are attracted to for food and as they eat into it there is an ingredient inside that they ingest and die from. You can toss these packs in attics, crawlspaces, closets, pantries, and even wall voids. We can go over your options and a time frame for expecting to see less insects when you call us. You can reach our customer service staff at 1-866-581-7378 and anyone can help you.
Answer last updated on: 07/06/2013
