★★★★★
"Cody Buchanan did a good thorough job."
Silverfish Control in Dallas, TX
Silverfish follow damp and paper, and older Dallas homes supply both. Bathrooms with long-standing minor leaks, pier-and-beam crawl spaces and boxes stored in a garage.
Starting at
$49/mo
Free quote · Flexible contract · 100% money-back guarantee · 60 seconds online
◉ Silverfish · North Texas
Silverfish
up close
up close
The paper eater
Overview What is Forterra's silverfish control service?
Forterra Silverfish Control in Dallas treats the harborage and then addresses the conditions, because a silverfish population is telling you where moisture is sitting. On older properties that is worth knowing for reasons beyond pest control.
Your office
Forterra Dallas.
The Dallas office sits inside the city it services and covers forty-three cities and neighborhoods from there, which is why a route is a weekly run rather than a drive-in. W-2 technicians, never subcontractors, every visit logged to the property, and the ★ 5.0 rating across 544 Google reviews belongs to this office alone.
Dallas
Forterra Pest Control
8300 Douglas Ave Ste. 800 - #802
Dallas, TX 75225
(972) 349-1621 Dallas, TX 75225
- Rating
- ★ 5.0 · 544 reviews
- Service
- Mon to Fri, 7:00am to 7:00pm
- Phones
- Phones answered 24/7
- Licence
- TPCL #850046
On the ground in Dallas
Old bathrooms and stored paper.
Silverfish in Dallas homes follow damp and paper, and older properties supply both. Bathrooms with long-standing minor leaks, cupboards on an exterior wall, pier-and-beam crawl spaces and boxes of paper stored in a garage or attic all hold populations. They are slow-moving and nocturnal, so by the time they are noticed they have usually been there a while.
The insect itself is easy to treat and the conditions are the actual problem. A silverfish population is telling you where moisture is sitting, which on older stock is worth knowing for reasons beyond pest control. We treat the harborage and then point at the damp and the stored cardboard, because without changing those the population simply rebuilds.
Reviews · Dallas office
544+ five-star reviews.
Serving Dallas.
★★★★★
"Cody did an amazing job! Highly recommend his service and this company. My daughter and her roommates started seeing roaches (water bugs) in their townhome and were completely terrified. The company went above and beyond, they rearranged their schedule to get Cody out there the next day while also coordinating with the busy schedules of four college girls. Cody thoroughly treated every necessary area, filled any holes, and made sure to cover all the spots where the girls were seeing activity. He was professional, efficient, and very understanding of the situation. I’m so thankful and pleased with their service, A+++ for both their customer service team and Cody!"
★★★★★
"When I knew that Billy would be the one doing our service both me and my wife were confident the job would get done right because it's been my experience over many decades dealing with pest control companies that Billy is the best in the business. Thank you for going above and beyond."
★★★★★
"Billy was absolutely amazing! He was professional, knowledgeable, and very thorough with his pest control service. He took the time to explain everything clearly and made sure I felt comfortable with the process. What I appreciated most was how reliable and responsive he was, he showed up on time, answered all my questions, and made sure the treatment was done right. Since his visit, I’ve noticed a huge improvement, and I feel so much more at ease in my home. Highly recommend Billy if you want honest, effective, and friendly service!"
Why the humidity is the problem
Dry out the house, and silverfish can't live in it.
The insect is easy to treat and the conditions are the actual problem. On older Dallas housing the damp is usually a long-standing minor leak or a crawl space that never dries.
Stage 01
01
Find moisture
A silverfish population always maps to a moisture source.
Silverfish need humidity to survive, so a population always maps to a moisture source, a slow plumbing leak, an overflowing gutter wetting a wall, an unvented bathroom, a damp garage corner. The inspection finds that map.
Stage 02
02
Treat harborage
Crack-and-crevice treatment where they actually hide.
Targeted treatment goes into the cracks, voids and storage areas where silverfish hide by day, bathroom plumbing penetrations, closet corners, attic edges, rather than a surface spray they will simply avoid.
Stage 03
03
Starve them
Dry house, sealed storage, closed perimeter. Starvation diet.
You get specific fixes, the leak to repair, the gutter to clear, the storage to move into sealed bins. A dry house with paper in plastic is a house silverfish starve in, and the quarterly visits keep the perimeter closed.
Where silverfish actually get in
Silverfish follow humidity. The house leaks it here.
Every silverfish entry doubles as a humidity leak. Sealing these six points dries the routes and cuts the population at the same time.
● Inspected entry point
▲ Above grade Climbers and high entries
▼ Below grade Ground-level entries
- 01
Weep holes
Ground-moisture access at mulch level; screened so the wall breathes without boarders.
- 02
Utility penetrations
Plumbing penetrations lead to the damp wall voids silverfish colonize around bathrooms.
- 03
HVAC penetrations
Condensate humidity makes the mechanical wall the wettest exterior face of the house.
- 04
Dryer vent
Warm, moist and directly into the laundry, prime silverfish habitat when the damper fails.
- 05
Soffit gaps
Attic access matters because unsealed attics swing humid; storage boxes do the rest.
- 06
Gable vents
Torn screens let humid air and silverfish trade places seasonally; re-screened fine.
Ready when you are. Real prices online in about 60 seconds, phones answered 24/7.
The silverfish visit
Forterra's silverfish process, step by step.
We treat harborage and then point at the damp and the stored cardboard, because without changing those the population simply rebuilds over a few months.
- 01
Transparent quote
The quote comes first, on screen in about a minute or read out over the phone, and it holds. Silverfish work rides the quarterly plan, so you see the monthly number, not an estimate range.
- 02
First-visit inspection
Bathrooms, closets, attic, garage and pantry get traced on the first visit, following the humidity that supports the population and the storage that feeds it.
- 03
Treat and advise
Crack-and-crevice treatment at the harborage, and a written list of the moisture and storage fixes that make it permanent.
- 04
Guaranteed results
Fresh damage or live sightings between visits get a no-charge follow-up. The plan's money-back guarantee holds while the humidity fixes do their slower work.
Frequently asked
Questions in Dallas, answered plainly.
If you don't see yours, call (972) 349-1621 or text us, a human will answer.
No. They do not bite, carry disease or damage a building. What they do is eat paper, book bindings, wallpaper paste and starched fabric, which in an older Dallas home with stored boxes can mean real losses over time.
Because they climbed in and could not get out. A bathtub or basin has sides too smooth for them, so it becomes a trap rather than a destination. It also tells you the humidity in that room suits them, which is the useful part.
Damp and starch. In older Dallas housing that means a bathroom with weak extraction, a crawl space that stays wet, and cardboard stored in a garage or attic. Take away either the damp or the paper and the population falls.
Partly. Reducing humidity, fixing the leak and getting cardboard off floors does most of the work. Treatment deals with the existing population faster, but without the conditions changing on an older property they come back.
Covered by the quarterly plan at $49 a month with initial service from $149, as perimeter and harborage work. Where the cause is a crawl space or a leak we will tell you, because that is a plumber rather than us.
Near you
Silverfish Control near Dallas.
Same treatment and the same guarantee from the same offices. See the North Texas silverfish control overview →
Ready when you are
Start at $49/mo.
Quote in 60 seconds.
No phone call. No credit card up front. See the real price for your home, pick a start date, and a technician will be at your door in about two business days.
TX LicensedTPCL #850046
5.0 ★ · 2,900+ reviewsGoogle verified
100% money-backForterra Guarantee
BBB A+Rated
Starting at $49/mo
- ✓Quarterly Zero Gap treatment
- ✓50+ pests covered
- ✓Free re-treats between visits
- ✓Licensed W-2 technicians, never subcontractors
- ✓Flexible contracts
- ✓Money-back guarantee
Typical DFW home, 2,000–3,000 sq ft. Your price may vary.