Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site cylixd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!akgub!cylixd!charli From: charli@cylixd.UUCP (Charli Phillips) Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.pets Subject: Re: NEXT: How do you kill silverfish Message-ID: <216@cylixd.UUCP> Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 10:57:46 EDT Article-I.D.: cylixd.216 Posted: Fri Aug 23 10:57:46 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 06:21:13 EDT References: <314@harvard.ARPA> <645@hou2d.UUCP> Reply-To: charli@cylixd.UUCP (Charli Phillips) Organization: RCA Cylix Communications , Memphis, TN Lines: 16 Xref: watmath net.consumers:2847 net.pets:1010 Summary: In article <645@hou2d.UUCP> lws@hou2d.UUCP (L.SAMOCHA) writes: >Now that THAT is settled, what about those damed silverfish? >These little 'buggers' seem to eat nothing, live only in >my upstairs bathroom- and (?) dislike air conditioning. > >Any answers??? > Mothballs. Silverfish hate mothballs. Since silverfish eat strange things (the backing on carpets and glue in book-bindings), you may have to put the mothballs in some strange places. (When we had silverfish, I put mothballs in the bookshelves behind the books, and in cabinets.) Just make sure pets and children can't get to the mothballs, as they're poisonous. charli