How to get rid of silver fish?

Lepisma saccharina or silverfish, you probably know them. Small, silver-colored creatures that quickly move away from your feet and quickly disappear under skirting boards, other corners, or holes. What are they and how do you get rid of them?

A silver fish is not a fish, but an insect. It has no wings, but it has the 6 legs that you can expect from an insect. They measure up to 2.5 cm long and have many feelers, small scales like skin and are very flat. There are males and females, the female quickly lays a few hundred eggs, so if you have them, you do not get rid of them.

In fact, they are harmless and like to be in warmer, more humid spaces. They are usually not very active during the day, but at night they go out in search of food.

 The little brother or little sister of the silver fish is the paper fish or: Ctenolepisma longicaudata. In fact, it looks identical, but likes some drier places. The paper fish is a little grayer. As you might expect, you'll find silver fish earlier in the bathroom and paperfish in the attic.

But how do you get rid of it? If you want to tackle this problem in a natural way, then:

From aromatherapy, there are a number of essential oils that can help you get rid of these fish. In reality, they all have the same effect: overloading the taste and taste sensors of insects so that they can not find food anymore. You drop the essential oil on rags and place it where they are.

For this you can use different essential oils, they do not necessarily have to be certified organic, but lavender is the most used for this purpose.

Lavender Tisserand oil harvested ethically is excellent for this, and your home will also smell pleasant. Click HERE for more information on this product.

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