Comments on: Earwigs

By: hermitgirl

hermitgirl — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:49:27 +0000

they molt up to four times as they’re maturing.. i hate these fuckers.. i want to kill them all.. they’ve destroyed everything i have tried to grow..

By: Mykael

Mykael — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:38:28 +0000

We have a problem with the earwigs in our home, but lately i have found little dried up thorn like things in one of our beds. I saying this because up close the object looks like the tail end of an earwig. My question is, s it possible for the earwigs to lose thier tails. Or is it possible for them to detach obefore they die.

By: Doug W in Virginia

Doug W in Virginia — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:50:50 +0000

I hate the little buggers ; )….have been a nuisance in and baout our home foe 25 years. But, this year they’re even worse: we found one in the
level guage of our coffeemaker! Hot water didn’t get rid of it, nor did icey water. Next I guess will Clorox!

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:50:59 +0000

I always have some earwigs and they really don’t eat that much in small populations so I let them earn a living for themselves. This year however, HOLY MACKREL!!! They have started picking and carrying away whole Chinese cabbages! I am at war! I go out at night wearing a pith helmut!

By: Tisha

Tisha — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:53:55 +0000

I found these ugly bugs ALL over my house. In my bathroom, in my laundry room, kitchen, living room, even the bedrooms. Since we live in South Dakota, and have high water tables- I just assumed it was a type of water bug, so I started drying out what I could around the house. It didnt work. What was 2 or 3 of those guys here and there, has quickly turned into a problem. I went out to my garden (new this year) and discovered, when I tilled up the ground- to plant this year, that I uncovered their little hideout, and since my garden is literatelly right behind the house, they just found a new home. I have no choice at this point but to bomb my house, but I really think they are helping in my garden. I have noticed less spiders, caterpillars and other bugs not eating my corn.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:21:07 +0000

Simply mix dish soap with warm water and spray…..they die and you don’t harm the environment.

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:02:50 +0000

I have read that one can use diatomaceous earth, or DE, to control earwigs. This would be much less harmful to other life forms, including humans. DE is composed of sharp-edged fossils that cut the insect when it crawls over it. Find it at an organic gardening site. Google “diatomaceous earth earwigs.”

By: Janet

Janet — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:09:04 +0000

Someone told me that Boric Acid will kill earwigs. Sprinkle it around the areas where you see the bugs. I find them most in my bathroom and kitchen where it is damp and in dark places. They like to hide under trash cans or if you have bags of grass seed, fertilizer, and so on in your garage or carport, they will be under every bag.

By: Todd

Todd — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:00:07 +0000

These things are destroying my roses. They ate every single blossom. I hate the little freaks and I have been killing them for an hour or so today. Whoever says they aren’t harmful doesn’t know what they are talking about. Die, earwigs! Die!

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:17:23 +0000

I hate these things! I swear they are everywhere in my bedroom. I have two windows in my room and it looks like that’s where they are coming from. We have lots of trees around our house. We sprayed lastnight but I don’t know if the first spray just brings them out or not. I think that I killed six this morning. They love to run and hide once you have spotted them. I am getting ready to take everything out of my room and clean it! I am going to try the newspaper tonight and see if that works. Since I heard that they come out at night to feed I will probably try the flashlight. Most bugs freak me out but these are way beyond freaking me out! They really scare me!