We frequently hear about silverfish book damage and destruction of valuable papers in the home. Books damaged by silverfish is a common event. If there are books and important papers in your house you might want to learn ways to protect them.There are a number of strategies you may choose to stop silverfish book damage. This article gives some information and ideas of how to avoid bug damage to paper items in your home.
The silverfish bug is a sneaky little critter and is able to hide in unseen places where they do damage and lay their eggs. Many people are not clear on what silverfish damage looks like or how to control it. Unfortunately silverfish book damage can easily be mistaken for normal wear and tear.
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All orders processed securely using industry-standard 128-bit SSL EncryptioItems that incur silverfish bug damage include books, manuscripts, valued papers, food, clothing, plants, tapestries, and more.
Why Silverfish Book Damage Happens
The silverfish diet is why you should be concerned about silverfish your books. Books are like silverfish magnets because they contain substances that the silverfish bug loves to eat. Book bindings are a source of food because they contain glue, protein, and starch. An example of silverfish damage to books is when silverfish eat the glue that holds the spine of books together. The result is slack pages in the book as it begins to come apart. You may be surprised to find that these bugs will eat paper, book,and pretty much any item that contain starch, protein, and glue.
Often people assume that there is no risk of silverfish damage because they haven't seen silverfish around their books. Even still you may notice that pages are coming loose from the book spine. This might be the result of damage by silverfish. Just because you don't see them doesn't mean they are not there. They are good at hiding, although you will eventually see a few if they are hanging around your books or valued papers.
Indications of the presence of silverfish bugs may be seeing silverfish shed skin or little dark droppings (feces) that look like specks on pages and papers.
Silverfish book damage also happens when silverfish eat glossy papers because it contains starch. Book bindings contain glue, paste and gum which attract them to the bindings in books.
Signs of Silverfish Book Damage
pages and papers with ragged edges
yellow stains on pages
abrasions on paper and photos
holes in paper
dead silverfish near books or between pages
Ways To Prevent Silverfish Book Damage
Used books and old newspapers are some ways that these bugs are brought into the home. Silverfish and silverfish eggs often arrive in them. If you must bring old books and papers into the home try to inspect them before you leave them sitting around the house. Old books unattended allow silverfish eggs to hatch. Seeing silverfish eggs with the naked eye can be a problem. You can however look for silverfish skin casings and body parts. Some people have been known to freeze books to kill unseen bugs and eggs.
Silverfish can enter the home in used books, used clothing, cardboard boxes and furniture. Inspect cardboard boxes and furniture for silverfish when it is first shipped to brought into the home
Used fabrics on toys pillows and other items might contain silverfish or their eggs. Wash in hot water or freezing are used in some instances.
Control indoor environment - Since silverfish like a dark damp environment take steps to deny them such a habitat. Lower room humidity levels by using a dehumidifier
Books should never be crowed on shelves where there is no air circulation in the room. This would result in moisture buildup and mildew growth. This is also an attractive environment for bugs. Not only do silverfish like the starch in your books they also are attracted to mold and mildew
Place silverfish sticky traps close to locations where books and papers are stored. This would mean placing sticky traps on shelves close to books. One particular step is to use silverfish paks.
Learning how to deal with silverfish bugs and eliminate them from your home takes a little time and effort. Fortunately there is information available online on how to get silverfish out of your house.
Damage to books and papers by silverfish can go unnoticed if you don't know what to look for. For more information on how to protect your home contents from silverfish damage visit http://killsilverfish.org/.
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1 comments:
Click here for commentsThanks for providing all those tips on how to watch out for silverfish damage and how to stop them from damaging books. But I do believe that we need to protect them, not from just our books, but other possessions we hold dearly at home. Think about our photographs. Those are memories we don't want to lose... With that said, I've attached a link to this comment which shows how one can repel silverfish within the home.
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