Earwigs
Preventative Treatment
Food |
Access |
Harbourage( possible nest sites) |
| n/a | block all cracks and holes in walls and steps | no realistic preventative measures |
Information
- earwigs are small to medium sized insects, approximately 12-20mm long, with light to dark brown flattened segmented bodies
- the female earwig lays batches of approximately 20-50 eggs just below the soil surface and looks after them throughout the winter, until the eggs hatch out in the early spring
- we only treat if earwigs are indoors
- primary habitat is outdoors but they scavenge on both live and dead animals
- their role as a predator on aphids (greenfly) is seldom realised
Other
- although earwigs sometimes occur in significant numbers they are mainly known as a pest of horticulture - earwigs indoors are of nuisance value only and do not carry disease or pose a health risk
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