Diatomaceous earth looks almost too simple to be an insect killer. It is a fine mineral dust, not a conventional liquid insecticide, and an earwig can crawl across it without […]
Can Earwigs Swim or Will They Drown?
Seeing an earwig moving in a sink, bucket or puddle can make it look surprisingly capable around water. That does not make it an aquatic insect. Earwigs are terrestrial insects […]
Earwig Damage on Dahlias: What It Looks Like and What to Do
A dahlia can look perfect one evening and strangely ragged a few mornings later. Petals have holes, leaf edges look chewed, and the insect responsible is nowhere in sight. Earwigs […]
Beer Traps for Earwigs: Do They Work?
A cup of beer buried in a garden bed is a familiar homemade pest trap. The problem is that its reputation comes largely from trapping slugs and snails, not earwigs. […]
What Eats Earwigs? What Are Their Natural Predators In The Wild?
An earwig spends much of the day doing something that makes perfect sense for an insect with plenty of enemies: hiding. Beneath mulch, boards, leaves and other cover, it is […]
When Is Earwig Season and Why Are There So Many All at Once?
Earwigs have a strange way of seeming to arrive all at once. You can go through spring barely noticing them, then suddenly find them beneath pots, crawling through flowers, hiding […]
Does Rubbing Alcohol Kill Earwigs?
Rubbing alcohol creates an easy trap in pest control. A household liquid can kill an insect when sprayed directly on it, so it starts to look like a treatment for […]
Male vs. Female Earwigs: How to Tell Them Apart
The easiest way to tell a male earwig from a female is to look at the pincers at the rear of the abdomen. In adult European earwigs, males have thicker, […]
Does Dish Soap Kill Earwigs?
Dish soap sounds like another internet home remedy until you look at how soapy water is actually used in earwig control. Gardeners are routinely told to shake trapped earwigs into […]
Does Vinegar Kill Earwigs?
Vinegar has enough legitimate pest-control associations to make the earwig claim sound believable. Acetic acid appears in registered pesticide products, and ordinary vinegar is acidic enough to affect some living […]