Fuck! I think my apartment has silverfish!

[LostInAnomie]

Any advice?

[Kali]

1. eh, they are pretty harmless, except they do eat paper

so a good vacuuming of the place and especially books should take care of them

[Whoa_Nelly]

2. Apartment?

Report it.
They have to fix it as it will be a problem for all tenants. Silverfish can be destructive to your personal property, and the management/owner has to correct the problem. They can ruin your clothing and other fabrics/linens, your books, leave stains, and even hang out in your bath area becausee they like the cellulose found in many bath products, especially shampoo.
But, most of all, it's just plain old distressing, and you have a right to live in a clean and peaceful environment.
So, report it :hi: :hug:

PS Make sure those are silverfish and not firebrats.

Silverfish


Firebrat


http://www.getridofthings.com/get-rid-of-silverfish.htm


Other info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverfish

Some things to know about silverfish:
http://doyourownpestcontrol.com/silverfish.htm

<snip from article>
Symptoms and Damage of Silverfish:

* Silverfish are found in basements, kitchens, sinks, bathtubs, in bookcases, on closet shelves, behind baseboards, wallpaper, window or door frames, wall voids, and sub-floor areas.

* Because they molt during their adult lives their cast skins may be a useful detection too.

* Silverfish diets are high in protein, sugar, or starch, including cereals,
moist wheat flour, starch in book bindings, and paper on which there is glue or paste.

* Silverfish can damage book bindings, wallpaper, paper goods and dry foods. They may eat holes, irregular shaped in the wallpaper to get to the paste.
Silverfish may bite very small holes in various fabrics, including cotton, linen, and silk, even though they cannot digest either linen or cotton.

Firebrats will feed extensively on rayon, whereas silverfish usually damage it only slightly.

* They may leave a yellowish stain on fabric.

* Outside, they may be found in nest of insects, birds, mammals, and under tree bark and mulch
They can be found in wood shingles or sidings on houses, they may enter the home from these.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

3. I got earwigs. And millipedes.

[old mark]

4. I got these large, multi legged rapid scooting brown things.

They are about 1 1/2" long. They make me feel oogli...

But they were only around for about 2 weeks, now they are gone...

or else I killed all the stupid ones.....

mark

[CrownPrinceBandar]

11. You mean these cute little guys? (WARNING: CREEPY BUG PIC)...........

They're house centipedes. If you live in an old structure (like I do), you pretty much got 'em full-time. They're mostly :) harmless.

[Algorem]

5. melt them down

they're 10% silver

[old mark]

6. More than is in a quarter! nt

[Algorem]

8. the butler,maid and chauffer will be the only things scurrying around

LostInAnomie's new apartment on Easy Street

[old mark]

10. And the IRS, if they have this site under surveillance......

(you KNOW they are watching us.....)


:tinfoilhat:

mark

[dropkickpa]

7. run screaming

Them and german roaches are the only creatures that truly skeeve me out.

[raccoon]

9. Mine does too! I feel your pain. Do they bite/sting? nt

[applegrove]

12. I have silverfish and millipedes. They seem to only show up when it is cold outside.

I guess they move outside in the spring/summer. I wish I could train my cats to eat the little suckers but they ignore them.

[kedrys]

13. Run out of the room screaming?

Palmetto bugs (those giant cockroaches) don't geek me out nearly as much as those little silver fuckers. :scared: