Earwigs and silverfish can both turn up in dark, damp parts of a home and disappear quickly when disturbed. Their bodies, however, are quite different. An earwig has two obvious […]
Earwig vs. Cockroach
An earwig and a cockroach can both be brown, fast-moving insects that appear indoors at night, but they are easy to separate once you know where to look. Earwigs have […]
Earwig vs. Springtail
An earwig and a springtail can turn up in the same damp corner of a home, but they are difficult to confuse once you watch them move. Springtails are tiny, […]
Earwig vs. Scorpion
Earwigs and scorpions both have prominent pincers, which explains why a quick glimpse can create confusion. The easiest distinction is where those pincers sit. An earwig has six legs and […]
Are Earwigs Nocturnal?
Yes, earwigs are nocturnal. They spend much of the day hidden in dark, tight, protected places and become active after dark. Night is when they commonly leave those shelters to […]
Are Earwigs Attracted to Light?
Earwig behavior around light seems contradictory at first. During the day, these insects squeeze into dark, protected hiding places. Yet after sunset, you may find them around a brightly illuminated […]
Do Earwigs Lay Eggs in Your Ear? Separating Fact From Panic
Earwigs do not lay eggs in human ears. Female earwigs lay their eggs in protected nests, typically in soil. They remain with the eggs, guarding and tending them until they […]
Waking Up With Bites but No Bed Bugs? Here’s What Else It Could Be
You change the sheets, inspect the mattress seams, shine a flashlight around the headboard, and find nothing. The next morning, there are more itchy marks. At that point, it is […]
Can Bed Bugs Live on Your Clothes and Travel With You?
A jacket draped across an infested hotel bed and the shirt you are currently wearing are both clothing, but they present very different situations to a bed bug. One is […]
Bed Bug Bites vs. Shingles: What’s the Real Difference?
A cluster of red bumps can make bed bug bites and shingles look confusingly similar in a photograph. Once you stop looking at individual bumps and pay attention to what […]