Planting something fragrant beside a vegetable bed sounds like an ideal way to deal with earwigs. Put in lavender, mint, basil or another strongly scented plant, and the earwigs supposedly […]

The best earwig killer depends heavily on where the earwigs are causing trouble. A product that makes sense along an indoor baseboard is not automatically the product we would spray […]

Bleach is one of those household products that gets recruited for jobs it was never bought to do. An earwig appears on a bathroom floor, the bleach is already under […]

A good DIY earwig trap does not need an elaborate homemade bait. The most reliable designs exploit one of two ordinary earwig behaviors. You can give them a dark place […]

A bottle of peppermint essential oil and an insecticide that lists peppermint oil as an active ingredient may sound like versions of the same thing. For pest control, they are […]

Shopping for the best store-bought earwig traps is stranger than it sounds. Most major pest-control brands do not sell a sophisticated trap built exclusively for earwigs. What you mostly find […]

The biggest mistake people make when trying to get rid of earwigs is treating the insect they can see while ignoring the place it came from. Killing three earwigs on […]

Finding one earwig under a flowerpot is not much of an infestation sign. Finding them beneath several pots, catching them night after night, and repeatedly discovering new ones inside the […]

A rainstorm can make it look as though earwigs came down with the rain. The patio was clear yesterday, then the next morning they are under flowerpots, beside the foundation, […]

A flowerpot can accidentally provide earwigs with an excellent daytime hiding place. There is shade beneath the container, narrow gaps around the rim and drainage area, plant debris on the […]