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Silverfish

Lepisma saccharina

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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Maricopa, Arizona

Queen Creek, Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Booneville, Arkansas

El Granada, California

Glendale, California

Stamford, Connecticut

Delmar, Delaware

Altamonte Springs, Florida

Kissimmee, Florida

Molino, Florida

New Port Richey, Florida

Oldsmar, Florida

West Palm Beach, Florida

Canton, Georgia

Oskaloosa, Kansas

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Slidell, Louisiana

Marlborough, Massachusetts

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Lees Summit, Missouri

Egg Harbor City, New Jersey

Kingston, New York

West Islip, New York

Concord, North Carolina

Bucyrus, Ohio

Milford, Ohio

North Ridgeville, Ohio

Portland, Oregon

Summerville, South Carolina

Houston, Texas

Katy, Texas

Kerrville, Texas

Missouri City, Texas

Plano, Texas

Richmond, Texas

Spring, Texas

Redmond, Washington

Appleton, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

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themikeman

Concord, NC (Zone 7a) | February 2011 | Neutral

I kind of like these bugs but then again ive only seen them half a dozen times, and never have had an infestation of them. I had seen these as a kid in upstate new york once in some old newspapers in my garage, i also had rolly pollys or cellar bugs as we called them in the backyard near the garage, which are a actually a kind of wood lice, which are also lothed by most people like silverfish, but i like these and the silver fish and also daddy long legs spiders as they remind me of my childhood. i think silver fish are really neat looking.

turbohavana

Redmond, WA | September 2007 | Neutral

Haven't actually seen any damage caused by them, and haven't seen a ton of them anyway. They show up on the bathroom floor or in the tub sometimes. If my cats don't take care of them first I usually scoop them up and throw them outside.

I've seen traps for them that are pesticide free and work like sticky spider traps. Those might be good for people to try who have a real problem with them.

vossner

(Zone 8a) | July 2007 | Negative

Since we have a regular pest control program, they're not as bad. But I still find one in the linen closet every now and then, particularly when humidity is very high.

Haven't actually seen any damage to my linens.