I'm still breathing! But this blog seems to be on life support. Well, you know the story ... busy and all that.
Hopefully I'll be back in full force around March or April.
Hopefully I'll be back in full force around March or April.
The bane of every book collecting person: the Silverfish. DUN DUN DUNNNNN!!!
How to get rid of them?
If one book has been infected, place it inside an air-tight plastic bag along with some silica gel desiccant. The silica gel is important to get rid of moisture, because you will now place the sealed plastic bag with the book in it inside the freezer. Leave it in there for a couple of days so that those bugs catch their death of cold.
If you're feeling particularly paranoid, (like I usually am) feel free to leave the plastic bag in there for a week. If they're not dead, then you might likely have an infestation of zombie silverfish, which is out of the scope of this blogpost.
But what if a whole colony of silverfish decided to invade your whole bookcase? Then you have to make sure you're ready for war.
Place a generous amount of silica gel (or if you can find it, diatomaceous earth) behind your books at the back of the shelves so that moisture levels remain low. Silverfish l…
How to get rid of them?
If one book has been infected, place it inside an air-tight plastic bag along with some silica gel desiccant. The silica gel is important to get rid of moisture, because you will now place the sealed plastic bag with the book in it inside the freezer. Leave it in there for a couple of days so that those bugs catch their death of cold.
If you're feeling particularly paranoid, (like I usually am) feel free to leave the plastic bag in there for a week. If they're not dead, then you might likely have an infestation of zombie silverfish, which is out of the scope of this blogpost.
But what if a whole colony of silverfish decided to invade your whole bookcase? Then you have to make sure you're ready for war.
Place a generous amount of silica gel (or if you can find it, diatomaceous earth) behind your books at the back of the shelves so that moisture levels remain low. Silverfish l…
I'm eagerly waiting for you to be back blogging!
ReplyDeleteBest of luck!
Ted - as long as you're writing elsewhere ... you know where.
ReplyDeleteI am checking support all round, guess I should also give support. I hope you will blog again soon.
ReplyDeleteYou're my favourite writting teddy bear !
ReplyDeletemiss you, dear!
ReplyDeleteKeep breathing, bro...
ReplyDeleteAnd see you soon in KL Book Fair on the 24th-26th...
Later...
yes, pls pls pls write back, we all need ur wisdom!
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