{"id":1625,"date":"2012-11-09T12:02:15","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T17:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/?p=1625"},"modified":"2012-11-09T12:02:15","modified_gmt":"2012-11-09T17:02:15","slug":"what-is-a-silverfish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/09\/what-is-a-silverfish\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is A Silverfish?"},"content":{"rendered":"

They are silver and slither around like a fish, but they are not a fish at all.\u00a0 Silverfish<\/a> are small, scaly, shiny, wingless, soft bodied, grayish little pesky bugs that infest homes both indoors and out.\u00a0 Silverfish adults are about \u00be of an inch long.\u00a0 They have long antennae, a flattened body and an interesting tail with three long projections.<\/p>\n

Much like the taste buds of ants, silverfish are attracted to New Jersey homes by food and drink products that are left unattended report Monmouth County, NJ pest control<\/a> professionals.\u00a0 Crumbs on the floors or counters, or a spots of sugary liquids that are left overnight will call in the silverfish cavalry.\u00a0 Because they require a good amount of water for their survival, silverfish are also attracted to areas where pipes are leaking.<\/p>\n

Silverfish like to live in dark, damp locations of a home.\u00a0 They are often seen in basements, bathrooms, and kitchen areas.\u00a0 Because of their slim stature, these pests are able to hide in the tiniest of cracks or crevices.\u00a0 Like cockroaches, silverfish also have a taste for eating glue.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be surprised to find these slithering pests under drawer protective sheets or hiding behind wallpaper on the wall.\u00a0 They are also often found living among the bindings of books.<\/p>\n

The first step to keeping silverfish (as well as other insects) out of your home is to keep your home clean and free of food and drink droppings.\u00a0 Although silverfish are considered to be medically harmless, a home can become seriously infested without proper pest control treatment from a Monmouth County, NJ pest control<\/a> professional.\u00a0 Call Allison Pest Control for help with silverfish or any other type of bothersome pest that you encounter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

They are silver and slither around like a fish, but they are not a fish at all.\u00a0 Silverfish are small, scaly, shiny, wingless, soft bodied, grayish little pesky bugs that infest homes both indoors and out.\u00a0 Silverfish adults are about \u00be of an inch long.\u00a0 They have long antennae, a flattened body and an interesting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[56,58],"yoast_head":"\nWhat Is A Silverfish? - Allison Pest Control<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/09\/what-is-a-silverfish\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What Is A Silverfish? 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