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_ is the common name for those species which prefer areas of high temperature, 90°F (32.2°C)
Firebrat
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Posterior end of abdomen with 3 long, bristlelike appendages (2 cerci, 1 median _ _).
Caudal filament
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Feeding marks are _ whether they are holes, notches along an edge, or surface etchings.
Irregular
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_ stains, scales, and/or feces (tiny _ _-like pellets) may be seen on infested materials.
- Yellow stains
- Tiny black pepper
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The gray silverfish . _-digesting bacteria and enzymes are found in its midgut.
Cellulose
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All these silverfish species hide during the _ and prefer to hide or rest in tight cracks or crevices.
Day
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They can be found
almost anywhere in a house including living rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, attics, basements, garages, and shake roofs.
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They tend to roam _ _ _ for food, but once they find a satisfactory food source, they remain close to it.
quite some distance
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Within structures, they can be breeding in a
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Silverfish can survive for _ without food or water.
Weeks
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Many species of silverfish are good _.
Climbers
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_ roofs are excellent breeding sites for silverfish during the warm weather months.
Shake roofs
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Shake roofs have an abundance of
moisture, cellulose, starch, and dead insects.
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prefer _ to carbohydrates and are _.
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Silverfish are often introduced into buildings via
cardboard cartons of books and papers from an infested location.
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Silverfish eat proteins such as
dried beef and dead or injured of their kind.
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The gray silverfish can be found in ... _ avenues for widespread infestation.
heat ducts and ventilators
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They survive well in both _ Conditions
dry and moist
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If the infestation is localized on the _, one can assume that it is recent and was either brought in via infested items or represents a recent invasion from the outside.
Inside
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controlling or eliminating moisture by
repairing leaking pipes, sealing up easily accessible cracks and crevices, removal of potential food sources, etc.
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Dusts, especially inorganics, are particularly effective in
wall voids, attics, crawl spaces, bathroom and kitchen fixture voids, subflooring voids, etc.
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If the infestation is widespread, then attention should be directed to the .
Outside
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