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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1421 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
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 Posted - Jul 06 2023 : 6:12:01 PM
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Does anyone know of a way to get rid of earwigs organically? Aside from wetting newspapers, rolling them in tubes, and laying them in the gardens? We have them everywhere this year.
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4719 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4719 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2023 : 05:48:56 AM
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I will be interested too on how to deal with them. They always make me shiver when they pop out of something, even the lid to my garage door opener! My son has a car cover and every time he takes it off in the morning it is full of earwigs. Ugh!
Dawn in IL
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6818 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 07 2023 : 06:28:38 AM
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I have no idea what earwigs are. We may have them in Texas but call them something else.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1421 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 07 2023 : 6:48:27 PM
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Here is a picture. They are usually about 1/2 an inch or so long. They are just freaky.
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4719 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jul 08 2023 : 5:49:05 PM
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They are creepy and will chew on plants. To their credit though, they eat aphids.
Dawn in IL
First you dream
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6818 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 09 2023 : 05:30:22 AM
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Thanks for the picture, Karen. Don't think I have seen one. If I did, I think I would remember that pincher thingy on the backend.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17025 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - Jul 09 2023 : 10:00:11 PM
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As kids, we called them 'pincher bugs'..
just yucky!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6705 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 10 2023 : 2:42:52 PM
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I agree Karen. There is just a huge icky factor when it comes to earwigs. I wish I knew a way to get rid of them. They are always hiding under rocks I need to move. My garden pest this year is Daddy Long Legs. They are icky too, but I am content with them over squash bugs, so they can stay.
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