Both firebrats and silverfish are omnivorous and in our latitudes they are both synanthrope. The firebrat is free-living in the tropics and needs very high temperatures in order to survive. Firebrat eggs do not hatch at temperatures below 24.5 °C. Silverfish are free-living in Southern Europe and multiplies at temperatures above 15 °C.
The firebrat lives in houses in places where the temperatures are up to 35-39 °C. The relation between silverfish and people is, however, more peripheral. Silverfish live inside houses and in the summer even outside the houses.
Biologist at Statens Skadedyrslaboratorium
Author of:
"Pests in House and Home"
"Bed Bugs - Bites, Stings and Itches"
"Food Pests"
"Husets dyreliv" (Insects Around the House - Only danish)
"Skadedyr i træ" (Timber Pests - Only danish)
"Stuefluen" (Common Housefly - Only danish)
"Pests in House and Home"
"Bed Bugs - Bites, Stings and Itches"
"Food Pests"
"Husets dyreliv" (Insects Around the House - Only danish)
"Skadedyr i træ" (Timber Pests - Only danish)
"Stuefluen" (Common Housefly - Only danish)
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