silverfish

[Amy Duncan <amduncan@bellsouth.net>]

A few people with the same problem have asked for a hit, so here are the
responses so far:

    - sprinkle the detergent 20 Mule Borax around the room
    - ask a professional exterminator for a child friendly solution
    - control the moisture in the room - impossible for south Louisiana
humidity but it
      could work in other areas of the country
    - bug boxes from Wal-Mart - the kind that attracts bugs inside but
they don't come out
    - cedar chips
    - mothballs
    - electronic pest control devices
    - cloves
    - cinnamon
    - the colorful toilet deodorizing blocks that are covered in
cellophane can be hung around
      the room
    - lavender oil - either wipe the shelves with it or mix with water
and spray around the
      room

Thanks so much for all of your suggestions. We have just started spring
break so I won't be able to try anything until we return to school.  If
I find anything that works especially well, I'll be sure to let you
know.

Amy Duncan, Librarian
DuLarge Elementary School
Houma, LA
amduncan@bellsouth.net

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