Earwigs love the night life. Armed with pincers on their tails, they attack leaves, fruit, decaying organic matter, and other bugs. They like damp, dark places to hide in, such as your house's foundation, baseboards, and areas near faucets.
People used to think that earwigs would crawl into sleepers' ears and burrow into their brains. After all, they're active at night and they have those impressive pincers. In fact, earwigs like to eat fruit, plants, decaying matter, and a few bugs. They escape the cold by burrowing deep in the ground or invading your house. Control them in and around your home with Ortho® Home Defense MAX® Perimeter & Indoor Insect Killer.
Earwigs are active at night and hide during the day in damp areas. You're likely to see them around your home's foundations, faucets, and air-conditioning units. Treat your house's perimeter with Ortho® Home Defense MAX® Perimeter & Indoor Insect Killer. You can also use it along baseboards and other areas where they lurk.
Apply Ortho® Bug B Gon Garden & Landscape Insect Killer Ready To Use around flower pots, woodpiles, and porch foundations. Those are the kinds of places where they like to hide during the day.
Earwigs will eat holes into vegetable leaves. They'll get into corn and tree fruit. Take a flashlight into your garden at night to see if they're present. If they are, use Ortho® Bug-Geta® Plus Snail, Slug & Insect Killer. As always, make sure your plants are listed on the label, and follow the directions.
The best way to control earwigs in the home is to keep them from getting in in the first place. Fill in any holes or cracks around windows, doors and the foundation. As a further measure, store your food in sealed containers. If there's no food available, their visit will be shorter.
Earwigs love the night life. Armed with pincers on their tails, they attack leaves, fruit, decaying organic matter, and other bugs. They like damp, dark places to hide in, such as your house's foundation, baseboards, and areas near faucets.
