Does anyone know a good method for killing earwigs?

Question

Does anyone know a good method for killing earwigs?

Answer 1

Just catch it and smush it between your fingers.

Answer 2

Truthfully, earwigs are not a real problem except in early springtime when the immature insects might eat young plants. In fact, they help clean up the dead and decaying plant matter and also eat other bugs, thus facilitating your garden's growth. I say live, and let live.

But, if you have a bad infestation, the best way is to loosely roll a newspaper with a rubber band and then soak it until thoroughly wet.  In the evening, place it where your greatest infestation is (or place multiple "traps").  The earwigs will hide inside the newspaper over the night. Next morning take the "trap" and either wrap the newspaper in a plastic bag and throw away, or put it in a bucket half-filled with soapy water (DO NOT COMPOST!).

Answer 3

A flamethrower might work. Those are disgustingly ugly. Their creep factor is off the charts. My advice is to listen to Eric K : )