How do I get rid of earwicks?

Question

How do I get rid of earwicks?

Answer 1

earwigs can be caught in the garden by putting in the soil a garden cane, then get a terracota plant pot put some straw in the bottom then turn the pot over with the straw inside  if you grow dahlias chrysanthemums etc earwigs love the blooms after they have fed they will crawl inside the plant pot to hide in the straw in the morning take the plant pot off and set fire to the straw in the pot killing the earwigs but be carefull obviously of the getting burned but this system works and is used by exhibitors of flowers

Answer 2

To control earwigs in our vegetable and flower gardens we take either small tuna or cat food cans, set them down in the soil a bit close to the plants and then fill them about half way with cheap beer.  Sounds strange but works wonderfully - the earwigs seem to love the stuff .  Each morning we pour the beer through an old strainer into another can and throw away the drowned insects.

Answer 3

They're actually called "earwigs".  

Earwigs are attracted to moist areas like the foundation around your house. If you want to get rid of earwigs, it is suggested that you clean and groom the areas immediately around the foundation of your home. Gravel and white stones can be layered around the home to help drainage around the sides of the home, thus limiting the attraction of earwigs.

  

Earwigs can gain entrance to your home through ground level windows. To get rid of earwigs, you’ll want to make sure that screens on your windows are properly fixed and fitted to the window frame. If you find that earwigs are getting in through cracks between the window and the window frame, the problem is easily solved with weather stripping.

  

Earwigs will enter your home through loose or drafty doors. If you’re going to get rid of earwigs, you’ll want to seal the more obvious entrances to your home—the doors. Doors and door frames are the most common access for pests like earwigs. Be sure to examine each doorway into your home and address cracks and holes with weather stripping, caulk, or putty.

  

Earwigs can be controlled with Boric Acid powder. To get rid of earwigs that have made it into your home despite proper sealing and landscaping techniques, spreading a residual insecticide like boric acid near baseboards, cracks, and hard to reach places is recommended. Boric acid is a natural insecticide, and works only if the earwig is forced to travel through the powder.

  

Large populations of earwigs can be controlled with a vacuum. If you find a large colony of earwigs in a concentrated area, the most effective way to get rid of them is to vacuum them up. Be sure to have the vacuum ready before disturbing their resting place, because as soon as you get in there they will scatter. Make sure to empty the vacuum or the vacuum bag in a sealed container and dispose of it immediately. Also, vacuum up any white, egg-like objects around the area.



Killing Earwigs

There are a lot of insecticides and pesticides on the market that will kill earwigs. Sprays are generally not as effective as granule and residual earwig treatments. For basic earwig control and even treatment of large earwig infestations, both and indoor and outdoor earwig control regiment should be instituted. Boric acid powder, insecticide dusts, and other earwig powders and dusts containing pyrethrins are effective earwig control agents in the home. Outside of the home, earwig control agents should be spread in 6-10 feet from the foundation outwards, all the way around your home. This type of earwig control is made more effective if sprayed lightly with water to help the poison seep into the ground (2-3 inches) where earwigs generally lay their eggs.