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Posted by bowfrog 6a (My Page) on Tue, Jul 8, 08 at 19:08
Does anyone have a good natural way to control earwigs? Are there any plants that will repel these pests?
thanks... Mat |
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RE: earwigs
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| Oooh, I hate earwigs! I've had very good luck using diatomaceous earth. It is natural, but you still need to be careful with it. It works well for other insect problems as well. |
RE: earwigs
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| If you do a search of the entire GardenWeb for "earwigs" you will find dozens of suggestions for non-chemical ways to control or at least reduce their populations. Tuna cans, beer traps, newspapers, boards. If you go to the Organic Gardening forum, there are some other creative ideas, too. Luckily, I haven't seen too many this year----YET!! |
RE: earwigs
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I dont have any, but my sister did, and they always seemed to lurk under rotting wood. Replace old RR ties with stone and see if that doesnt get rid of your problem.
Pondy |
RE: earwigs
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| Just saw on Gardening By the Yard, with Paul James, this morning. He said roll up a news paper, wet it down, and lay it in your garden. The earwigs will crawl up in the paper and he said just shake the rolled paper over a bucket of water and they will fall into the water. At our house they seem to like stone as well as wood. Any place that retains moisture in the ground, seems to be fine with the nasty little things. |
RE: earwigs
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Try taking a beer can/bottle (leaving some libation inside :<) and dig a hole in your garden and place the can/bottle in the hole just up to the rim. The little critters will climb in and drown. Those that don't drown you can remove the bottle and empty into a waiting pail of water. You will be amazed at how many you will catch.
Jansez |
RE: earwigs
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| We used to have alot of them at our old place.I made a mix or regular dish soap and water in a spray bottle and got rid of most of them.just a couple ounces of soap with 1/2 gallon of water.Also glass cleaner will work. |
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