If you really want to ATTRACT silverfish to your upside down glueboard, go to a pet food store and buy some fish flake food. Put a few pieces of this food in the glue and it will act as a magnet for silverfish. Tom Parker In a message dated 1/22/2020 3:34:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, apvand...@utexas.edu writes:
I have a couple of spots where I've found an individual silverfish and no more. I think I'll try this method of trapping to see if there are any others hanging out. Thanks, Alan Alan Van Dyke Senior Preservation Technician Harry Ransom Center The University of Texas at Austin P.O. Drawer 7219 Austin, TX 78713-7219 P: 512-232-4614 www.hrc.utexas.edu On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 2:32 PM 'bugman22' via Museumpests <pestlist@googlegroups.com> wrote: Sounds like an old grandma solution to me - plus it's a lot of work. Tom Parker In a message dated 1/22/2020 3:26:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, tholmb...@artsmia.org writes: Has anyone on this thread ever tried the type of trap where you wrap the outside of a glass jar in masking tape all the way to the top edge, and place a bread scrap inside? In theory the silverfish can sense the bread (starch) inside the jar, climbs up the taped edge, falls inside and can't climb back out because of the slippery glass interior. I've heard this method talked about online, but I've never met anyone that has actually tried it and can confirm success. -Todd On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 2:17 PM Alan P Van Dyke <apvand...@utexas.edu> wrote: Hi Joel, I've never heard of placing traps like this for silverfish. Why is it better than the regular method? Alan Alan Van Dyke Senior Preservation Technician Harry Ransom Center The University of Texas at Austin P.O. Drawer 7219 Austin, TX 78713-7219 P: 512-232-4614 www.hrc.utexas.edu On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 2:03 PM Voron, Joel <jvo...@cwf.org> wrote: We have a house that was reinsulated in the 20's and they uses seaweed and silverfish love it. I would not panic just yet....I would place out traps ( cut the sticky part out of sticky traps and use pennies on all four corners and one in the middle stuck to the glue and place it pennies down) somewhere nice and dark where no one will step on it....if there are silverfish there they will find it and you will know if it is a random one off or if there is a major problem. Are people bringing cardboard or paper bags into the structure? any recent paper or book acquisitions.....movement of files from another building? Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Conservation Dept. Integrated Pest Management Office 757-220-7080 Cell 757-634-1175 E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Stepping Stones Archives <ssfaa...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 2:57 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [pestlist] Silverfish - Next Steps Hi Joel, No, I do not. What is the importance of seaweed here? Lexi Echelman Archives and Collections Coordinator Stepping Stones – Historic Home of Bill & Lois Wilson, respective cofounders of Alcoholics Anonymous & Al-Anon Family Groups 62 Oak Road Katonah, NY 10536 ssfaa...@gmail.com (914)-232-4822 Website: http://www.steppingstones.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BillWHome Twitter: https://twitter.com/billwhome?lang=en On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 2:57 PM Voron, Joel <jvo...@cwf.org> wrote: Do you know if seaweed was used as insulation in this home? Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Conservation Dept. Integrated Pest Management Office 757-220-7080 Cell 757-634-1175 E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf of ssfaandc <ssfaa...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 2:49 PM To: Museumpests <pestlist@googlegroups.com> Subject: [pestlist] Silverfish - Next Steps Hi All, I have reason to believe this is a silverfish, and I found it in the archive in a corner. The trap is not directly near paper, but there is a lot of paper-based historic materials in that room. First, is this a silverfish like a think it is? Next, what should I do in terms of notifying my supervisors and what are the best practices for next steps? Should a professional pest management company come in to inspect the space. I only found one silverfish, so does that mean there is an infestation or only a small amount (which is still problematic but not as big a cause for alarm). I look forward to hearing from you all. Thank you for your help, as always. 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