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Earwigs Pest Control Facts and Prevention
Ernie's pest control services Toledo, Northwest Ohio and Lower Michigan.
Preventive measures you can take are :
- Do not leave piles of clothing, papers or other miscellaneous things laying around
- Regular cleaning and maintenance of your home or business
- When cleaning, check under carpet edges and baseboards
- Especially in hot weather, put your food scraps in plastic before disposing of them
- Schedule regular pest control maintenance
- If you see one pest or insect, chances are you are not seeing rest. A call to Ernie's Pest Control should be made to schedule an appointment as soon as possible.
- Do not have dirty dishes piled up and sitting for long periods of time, especially not in old water
Earwigs Pest Control and Information
Earwigs Pest Control
Characteristics
- Earwigs are recognized by their pinchers or forcep like appendages
- Nocturnal - some species are attracted to light on large numbers
- Only a few of the winged species are good fliers
Habitat
- During the day, earwigs may find shelter beneath stones, boards and debris
- Earwigs are often transported short or long distances in potted plants, nursery stock or other plant material
Diet
- Scavengers - dead animal and plant matter
- Some earwig species are predatory
European Earwig
- 5/8 inch long
- This earwig species attacks a broad range of plant and animal matter, but prefers plants.
- Adults are poor fliers, females rarely fly at all
- These earwigs enter houses in masses, and easily carried from place to place by humans
Ring Legged Earwig
- 1/2 inch long with a dark brown to shiny black coloration
- Yellow brown legs that have one or two dark crossbands
- This earwig species is commonly found indoors in protected environments, such as greenhouses
Striped Earwig
- 1 inch long and very attracted to lights
- Lighter in color compared to other earwigs, and the head and wings are marked with pale stripes along the edges or middle
- Striped earwig produces a strong odor when crushed or disturbed
- This earwig species can develop large populations within a single season
- Severe pest in new subdivisions or where land is being cleared for construction