[Nhcoll-l] Silverfish

[Callomon,Paul]

The traditional measure against silverfish is boric acid. Here in the US we have Dekko brand silverfish paks - maybe there's some equivalent in Europe.


Paul Callomon
Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates

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Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia
callomon at ansp.org<mailto:callomon at ansp.org> Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170




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Sent: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 2:19 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Pest identification


External.

Paper/glue/starch in combination with high humidity, silverfish love it.

Kind regards,

Dries
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Van: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> namens Sarah K. Huber <skhuber at vims.edu>
Verzonden: woensdag 7 februari 2024 20:08
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Onderwerp: [Nhcoll-l] Pest identification


Something is eating paper (with a preference for paper + glue) in one of our collection offices. I was thinking cockroach, but was confused by the shimmering trails. Traps haven’t turned up anything yet. And so far the pest only eats paper in one office (hopefully contained there for now). Any ideas who the culprit is?

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