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July 30, 2014 By Debbie Kuyvenhoven

Earwig Solution

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I am getting a lot of earwig damage this year.

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I think the earwigs are plentiful.

Of course, you never see them during the day.

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Only the evidence of their presence.

So I looked online for some solutions to the problem.

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I gathered some shallow, small containers like this tuna can.

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Put about 1/4 ” of vegetable oil in it.

I set the container right in a few pots, and here and there where I thought earwigs were eating the plants.

And this is what I got.

WARNING: The following scene may  be disturbing to some viewers.

 

 

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On a regular basis, this container is full of dead earwigs.

It really worked!  And no chemicals.

 

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