Silverfish Trap — 12 Pack | Sticky Indoor Glue Trap for Silverfish, Firebrat, and Other Bugs and Crawling Insects | Adhesive Silverfish Killer Paks, Monitor, and Detector with Natural Bait Attractant

I live in a 28-floor, high-rise condominium and am clueless as to where these Silverfish originate! However, they intermittently appear year-round, in various areas. The EcoPest Silverfish Glue Traps are very effective at trapping these small insects. Placement of the traps is key: Locate them in areas where water can be found. I place mine in each bathroom, at kitchen sink and under the refrigerator. If you own a pet, be certain to set them in a location not obvious to him or her. I have a curious Cornish Rex cat who loves to explore anything new in my home; my traps are completely out of my cat’s line of sight or reach. The Silverfish population in my home has dramatically diminished since I started using these traps. The effectiveness of the traps is easy to quantify: Simply take a peek at the traps periodically and you’ll witness the captured Silverfish. In fact, I occasionally notice tiny creatures other than Silverfish. I once saw 2 tiny insects trapped inside the box and a few days later those same 2 insects were gone—replaced by a much larger Silverfish, which apparent feasted on the others! The traps last at least as long as manufacturer indicates—90 days. I would definitely recommend this product, if you discover Silverfish roaming about your home. I’ve already ordered a second package and will continue to place them in my home, on a going forward basis.

Easy to set up and effective.

The traps are extremely sticky, but for some reason, the bottom panel warps up once it’s assembled, so that the floor of the trap is no longer flush with the ground. Silverfish simply go under the trap instead of into it. I picked one up and a silverfish scuttled out from under it. I picked up another trap and the bottom had bowed so far upward that it was stuck to the top of the trap. After four days in a kitchen infested enough to make me buy these traps, only one of the three traps had caught a single silverfish. It’s just not well-designed. We had a different kind of silverfish trap previously that worked much better. Sadly, I can’t find those anymore.

The product doesn’t claim it attracts silverfish and other bugs, and it doesn’t. You do have to place them in a location that sees bug traffic. After separating two traps along the perforated line I spend maybe a minute taking the warp out of the base plus pre folding the sides and getting the “hook” to fit in the “slot “ on the opposite side of the top section, all before removing the “wax paper “ from the adhesive. The adhesive material is super sticky and if you accidentally touch it to the top of the trap you’ll never get it unstuck. Same if you accidentally step on it after placing it on the floor. The bases are always warped from the surface tension of the adhesive, so the base will have an arc shape which doesn’t touch the floor unless you bend the base slightly in the opposite direction before exposing the adhesive. There is a slight chemical smell from the adhesive when your nose is close during setup, but it’s less noticeable when placed on the floor and goes away in a couple days. I think they are useful to use for trapping, along with chemical insecticide outside to kill/repel bugs.

Our silverfish problem is not very bad. We don’t see them a lot but we the traps have caught a few. Too early to tell

A few months ago, I declared war on silverfish. I bought the 3 highest rated brands on Amazon and set them up in random order horizontally along my baseboards in closets, bathroom, under dressers and bed. Specifically, I set them up in an order that would help me determine which bait/scent/whatever is apparently most appealing to the little villains. This brand won by a large margin, but the silverfish won by a larger margin and still remain active. Therefore, I've just purchased a pack of another 20, since they're the best of the 3 brands, and I am going to set them up every 5' or so until I can go a whole month without seeing the little buggers. If needed, I'll set them up every 5 inches! This is ridiculous!

I have no idea how this item is reviewed so poorly. This not only will work for Silverfish but ive caught a baby centipede, a couple tiny roaches, earwig, tons of baby spiders, some beetles, basically any househould pest you can think of. Whoever isnt having success with these i suspect is not using them correctly. Place them in the corners of rooms, under dish washer, corners of washing machine areas, under sinks. They last me about 6 months a piece. In regards to them being curved or bent, before you remove the adhesive just bend the card a little inward and viola. Great item.

I did not work for me. Did not cash a single silverfish. I used an old mouse glue trap, and it worked better than this one.