Silverfish and Firebrat Extermination in Sacramento

Silverfish and firebrats are very interesting insects. They area able to digest very
basic proteins and a variety of carbohydrates and starches and as a result they can
eat many items in your home such as glue, book bindings, wallpaper paste, paper,
cotton, linen, special types of dust, dead insects and leather. As you can see from
this list, which is not even close to being extensive, firebrats and silverfish can live
off of basically anything in your home.

These insects tend to stay dormant during the day and are most active at night.
This is why you will usually only see them in the day time when you move some
item (like a cupboard) which they are hiding underneath. They prefer to live in
dark and damp locations, which is why in residential property we see them mostly
in bathrooms, kitchens and basements. Firebrats are different in that they prefer
to live near areas of high heat, like furnaces.

These insects eggs hatch quickly, usually within 3-6 weeks and a typical female
will lay over 100 eggs in her relatively short lifetime. In spite of this number of
eggs laid, silverfish and firebrat populations in home tend to increase slowly so if
you think that you have a problem then you probably have had the insects in you
home for quite a while.

We will exterminate these insects using an Integrated Pest Management system.
We will do this by analyzing the environment of the firebrats and silverfish, and
analyzing their food source. After those concerns have been dealt with we will
follow the chemical pesticide plan outlined on our services page. With the proper
actions your home will soon be firebrat and silverfish free.