Comments on: Earwigs http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/earwigs/ Organic Gardening - saving our planet one yard at a time! Wed, 16 May 2012 21:11:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dylan http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/earwigs/comment-page-1/#comment-2341 Dylan Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:29:00 +0000 http://organicgardensite.com/?p=48#comment-2341 They are a big problem in my garden. Any seedlings that I plant they quickly devour it. They even attack mature plants. I am planning to use Diatomaceous Earth. It is a natural substance that kills them by physical damage rather than chemical. I also will use the rolled up newspaper method. Gonna hit them hard the next few days. They are a big problem in my garden. Any seedlings that I plant they quickly devour it. They even attack mature plants. I am planning to use Diatomaceous Earth. It is a natural substance that kills them by physical damage rather than chemical. I also will use the rolled up newspaper method. Gonna hit them hard the next few days.

]]> By: Leah Ann http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/earwigs/comment-page-1/#comment-2172 Leah Ann Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:49:05 +0000 http://organicgardensite.com/?p=48#comment-2172 We just bought a house and have found these ugly things all over, but, mainly in the bathrooms, around the dog dish and in dark, wet places as stated in earlier posts. My husband had a nasty lump with two puncture marks on his collar bone, it swelled up and was extremely red. Last weekend, I could feel some pricking above my right knee. I thought some leg hair had gotten tangled in the fibers of my pants, so I just scratched and pulled and it went away. The next day, in the same area where I felt the prickling sensation, I found that I had the exact same wound that my husband had on his collar bone. It has been a week now and it still itches and is very red and somewhat swollen. I do believe the two puncture marks match the pinchers of the earwig and to top it all off, I found a dead one in our bed the next day along with a bite mark on my belly. They do bite and I believe that they have a small amount of venom as well. We just bought a house and have found these ugly things all over, but, mainly in the bathrooms, around the dog dish and in dark, wet places as stated in earlier posts. My husband had a nasty lump with two puncture marks on his collar bone, it swelled up and was extremely red. Last weekend, I could feel some pricking above my right knee. I thought some leg hair had gotten tangled in the fibers of my pants, so I just scratched and pulled and it went away. The next day, in the same area where I felt the prickling sensation, I found that I had the exact same wound that my husband had on his collar bone. It has been a week now and it still itches and is very red and somewhat swollen. I do believe the two puncture marks match the pinchers of the earwig and to top it all off, I found a dead one in our bed the next day along with a bite mark on my belly. They do bite and I believe that they have a small amount of venom as well.

]]> By: Philip http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/earwigs/comment-page-1/#comment-2062 Philip Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:32:07 +0000 http://organicgardensite.com/?p=48#comment-2062 earwigs like damp, dark places i dont know if this will help anyone with their problems but i hope it does. earwigs like damp, dark places i dont know if this will help anyone with their problems but i hope it does.

]]> By: Jay http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/earwigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1943 Jay Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:18:46 +0000 http://organicgardensite.com/?p=48#comment-1943 We seem to have an Earwig infestation in and around our house. I have recently purchased a natural insecticide called "Diatomaceous Earth." Hopefully this will work to kill these bugs. We seem to have an Earwig infestation in and around our house. I have recently purchased a natural insecticide called “Diatomaceous Earth.” Hopefully this will work to kill these bugs.

]]> By: Christina Early http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/earwigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1937 Christina Early Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:06:55 +0000 http://organicgardensite.com/?p=48#comment-1937 I do not have an infestation. After four years of living in my home, I started seeing these bugs about a year ago. I have seen maybe 12 total. I have been stung twice and my ten year old son has been stung twice. I dread the day that my two-year-old gets stung. They are very painful. They creep me out. I live in Savannah, and I have never seen anything like them. Some people say they have never been attacked and they are harmless. NOT SO!!! Be aware and not so trusting around your babies. They hurt like Hell. I do not have an infestation. After four years of living in my home, I started seeing these bugs about a year ago. I have seen maybe 12 total. I have been stung twice and my ten year old son has been stung twice. I dread the day that my two-year-old gets stung. They are very painful. They creep me out. I live in Savannah, and I have never seen anything like them. Some people say they have never been attacked and they are harmless. NOT SO!!! Be aware and not so trusting around your babies. They hurt like Hell.

]]> By: Johnny be good http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/earwigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1857 Johnny be good Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:23:51 +0000 http://organicgardensite.com/?p=48#comment-1857 Ok, Manhattan NY here. I live on the 11th floor of an all concrete building and have seen earwigs in the bedroom. I have a 7 month old baby boy. This after noon I saw one on the duvet cover on the bed. What to do,,,Where are these little pinchy bugs coming from way up here in my building? Through the drains? The window? I do not know if they bite nor do I want to find out. I am now more concerned with falling asleep and not thinking about them... Ok,
Manhattan NY here.
I live on the 11th floor of an all concrete building and have seen earwigs in the bedroom.
I have a 7 month old baby boy. This after noon I saw one on the duvet cover on the bed.
What to do,,,Where are these little pinchy bugs coming from way up here in my building?
Through the drains? The window?
I do not know if they bite nor do I want to find out.
I am now more concerned with falling asleep and not thinking about them…

]]> By: Linea http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/earwigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1848 Linea Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:26:59 +0000 http://organicgardensite.com/?p=48#comment-1848 I really didn't need to hear that story. We use a bug bomb in our house and sprayed around the foundation and "knock on wood" haven't seen anymore in the house. Hope they die out in the winter. I really didn’t need to hear that story. We use a bug bomb in our house and sprayed around the foundation and “knock on wood” haven’t seen anymore in the house. Hope they die out in the winter.

]]> By: Nate http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/earwigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1842 Nate Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:40:55 +0000 http://organicgardensite.com/?p=48#comment-1842 Myth: They don't bite Truth: They DO bite I was trying to sleep and felt a tingle on my back. When I went to scratch the "itch" there was something really hard so I grabbed it and I got a small bite on my finger, freaked out, and chucked it against a wall. I got lucky. When they bite they usually bite hard but this one didn't have enough time to latch onto me. This morning I caught one in a cup. I'm going to go see what soap does to it right now. Yep, it looks like soap kills them. It was a very dramatic death. It was squirming around like it was in severe pain and then stopped moving. Maybe it suffocates them? Myth: They don’t bite
Truth: They DO bite

I was trying to sleep and felt a tingle on my back. When I went to scratch the “itch” there was something really hard so I grabbed it and I got a small bite on my finger, freaked out, and chucked it against a wall. I got lucky. When they bite they usually bite hard but this one didn’t have enough time to latch onto me. This morning I caught one in a cup. I’m going to go see what soap does to it right now.

Yep, it looks like soap kills them. It was a very dramatic death. It was squirming around like it was in severe pain and then stopped moving. Maybe it suffocates them?

]]> By: angela http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/earwigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1828 angela Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:59:24 +0000 http://organicgardensite.com/?p=48#comment-1828 i just found on in my room and, i came on this website to see what kind of bug this was and im glad to read that they are not harmful because i did not know what kind of bug it was and all your comments helped out alot!!!!!!!!! i just found on in my room and, i came on this website to see what kind of bug this was and im glad to read that they are not harmful because i did not know what kind of bug it was and all your comments helped out alot!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: George http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/earwigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1813 George Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:21:57 +0000 http://organicgardensite.com/?p=48#comment-1813 I HATE THESE THINGS, there all over the place, my daughter found on in her bed and freaked out, This means war,LOL I HATE THESE THINGS, there all over the place, my daughter found on in her bed and freaked out, This means war,LOL

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