I have tried a number of things but to no avail can someone please suggest something to get rid of earwigs
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Getting Rid of Earwigs
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Posted 4 months ago #
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Dry them out..they must have a lot of moisture. Rake any dead leaf piles away from the foundation, turn over large stones (stepping stones etc)What have you already tried?
Posted 4 months ago # -
I moved to Alaska, but I am sure they will get here eventially! I used DE (spelling may be wrong: Diatamatious Earth) when living in the Mid-West. This took care of many gross things--slugs, earwigs, snails, other things that liked moiture. Beware of the extreme damage earwigs can do, even though many reports state earwigs do not do any damage. They ate a whole section of my wood fence.
Unfortunately, you may have to turn to a more potent form of control. I recently learned (behind the times!) you can no longer get Diazanon, but Miathalon is still on the market. Not a very green idea, though.
If you have them outside, I recommend that you check INSIDE as well. They will live in dark corners of closets, especially in basements and crawlspaces.
Good Luck
Posted 4 months ago # -
Alaska!? So where's my barrel of oil? Nope..you spelled DE correctly. That is great stuff for all sorts of insects. Diazinon snuck back under a different but similar name, you can find it in Home Depot or Lowe's in granular form. And believe me this site is green to start with, we can get a little burgandy and orange if nothing works.
Posted 4 months ago # -
I have tried the powders that you buy in the big box stores and I also heard that dishsoap and water works as well. I have tried the bait traps and I have them in the house as well not bad but I have probably found 20 in the last month or so.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Diatomaceous Earth is good, so long as you only use food grade DE. The stuff used for cleaning pools can cause respiratory problems. We try to keep it green here. :-)
Posted 4 months ago # -
Bag O Snakes while supplies last.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Hah!
Posted 4 months ago # -
What!?...OK so why do they call them earwigs? Come on...Now cherjohn let's get back to the original problem..earwigs. Ok no one has asked you if you have a crawl space under your house.If so and there is a leak you have a moisture problem. They love the damp. It doesn't have to be soaking wet...just a high moisture level.dry those areas out and they will fade away.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Go to Lowe's and buy a bag of any granuals that lists earwigs as one of the things it kills and follow directions. Works GREAT ! Find the granuals that are activated by rain or sprinkler. I had a heavy problem of earwigs and this worked above and beyond. My wife and I couldn't find another earwig even TRYING to find one. It worked 100%.
Posted 3 months ago # -
What are the active ingredients in those granules, may I ask, dec81964?
Posted 3 months ago #
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