Silverfish are small primitive insects that are found in dark, damp, warm places throughout our homes. They are commonly be found in bathrooms, wall voids, sub floor areas, cracks or crevices, and in damp and warm locations. They prefer starchy materials such as cereals, wallpaper and book bindings as food but in large populations they may do damage to cotton and linen fabrics.

Silverfish or their eggs can be unknowingly transported from one area to another in cardboard cartons, books, paper and many other carbohydrate substances. 

Silverfish are wingless insects that possess a flat and slender, silvery scale covered body.  They have long thin antennae and three slender appendages at the rear of the body.  Silverfish are long-lived insects that can travel very quickly on flat surfaces.They are scavengers and will feed on crumbs, dead insects, starch, glue, paste, and an assortment of paper products.