Order Dermaptera

earwigs

Active insects, up to 1" long and brown in colour, and equipped with pincers, earwigs can in small numbers be beneficial. In large numbers, however, they affect shrubs, flowering plants and some fruits, eating leaves and flowers. Insecticidal soaps will kill them. Trap using inverted flowerpots filled with straw, then burn straw or immerse in soap solution; earwigs also will hide in lengths of bamboo or under boards left in a shaded, moist location. Attracting toads to the garden may help.

 

See Also Insecticidal soap

Related Topics Metake, arrow bamboo Flowerpots

 
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