COMMON PESTS
Earwigs
Earwigs get there names interestingly from an old European superstition that these insects enter the ears of people sleeping and bore into the brain. However, this is not true, as their claw-like cerci are used as offensive and defensive weapons as well as for capturing prey. There are about 22 different species of earwigs in the United States. They are normally only active at night and hide during the day in dark, moist places. They cannot withstand long periods of dryness. Earwigs often feed of plants and insects attracted to light
Earwigs get there names interestingly from an old European superstition that these insects enter the ears of people sleeping and bore into the brain. However, this is not true, as their claw-like cerci are used as offensive and defensive weapons as well as for capturing prey. There are about 22 different species of earwigs in the United States. They are normally only active at night and hide during the day in dark, moist places. They cannot withstand long periods of dryness. Earwigs often feed of plants and insects attracted to light
The key to controlling earwigs is to reduce the moist, shady feeding ground that they normal reside in such as: mulch, plant debris, and stones or boards around the base of a structure. Control measures are typically only required on the exterior of structures.
