Do earwigs have spoiled your garden? Do earwigs live in your home along with you? So how to get rid of them without using any pesticides.
Well, earwigs are not that much harmful to you so don’t get afraid of them. But to prevent them from ruining your flowers and plants I have some amazing home remedies for you.
Yes, I will tell you some natural home remedies to get rid of earwigs. You may be thinking pesticides are better from natural home remedies then why to use home remedies.
Let me tell you pesticides and home remedies which I am going to tell you are equally effective.
Furthermore, getting rid of earwigs is an easy task and there is no such need of pesticides for that. Also, you can use these remedies any time and at any place of your home and garden to get rid of earwigs.
Also, you can use these remedies any time and at any place of your home and garden to get rid of earwigs. So there is not any need to evacuate your house from children and pets before dusting strong pesticides in your home.
So there is not any need to evacuate your house from children and pets before dusting strong pesticides in your home.
First of all, I will tell you some interesting things about earwigs. Furthermore, I will tell you home remedies to get of earwigs.
Also, I will tell you some amazing tips and tricks to keep earwigs away from your home. So keep reading, the more is yet to come.
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What Is An Earwig?
The most interesting insect that you may encounter is an earwig. But also there are many other myths about the earwig. It is necessary to know the truth of earwigs.
Also, it is important to know about their role in nature. Information of earwig is not vast but yes we know about the biological and habitual nature of this insect.
Almost all earwigs are ground insect but some can fly also. They live in moist soil, beneath the leaves and dark areas. You will mostly find them beneath the leaves of flowers of your garden. Their pincers extends from their abdomen.
Some people misunderstand these pincers with the sting of an insect. But the pincers that earwigs have are not it stings. The pincers of earwigs are also called forceps and are not harmful to humans.
The pincers of male earwigs are greater than the pincers of female earwigs.
Behavior, Habits, And Diet Of Earwigs
- Earwigs are mostly active at the night.
- In the day they mostly hide in the crack, dark and damp areas.
- They live in moist areas, soil and beneath the leaves of flowers.
- Earwigs eat insect and plants.
- Earwigs are easily attracted towards the light.
- Earwigs usually enter your home to get some food and also due to change in weather.
Do Earwigs Harm You?
Well, the earwigs look dangerous but they are not in reality. The pincers of earwigs are not like sting through which insects attack people. Also, it does not have venom in its pincers.
Venom is like poison through which insect harms a human. So earwig is not harmful to you. And also it will never bite you.
But sometimes pincers of earwigs leave a crack on your skin. But it will be just a minor crack and nothing else. To cure it apply any antibiotic cream to the affected area. Because earwigs live in soil treat the crack immediately to prevent infections.
What To Do If Earwigs Bite You?
As I told you earwigs don’t have venom in their pincers so they are not poisonous. And hence there is nothing to worry so much about the bite of earwigs.
Usually, earwigs leave a crack on your skin due to their sharp and strong pincers. But the crack is normal and is not dangerous for your health.
But apply the antibiotic cream to the affected area to avoid any infections. Because mostly earwigs live in the soil or ground and hence they can spread infection in your body.
How To Get Rid Of Earwigs?
If earwigs are ruining your garden then it’s the time to say them goodbye. Because I am going to tell you some effective methods through which you can get rid of earwigs.
1. Use Water And Soap Solution
- This the most common natural home remedy to get rid of earwigs from your house and garden.
- You have to only make soapy water solvent and spray it wherever you find earwigs.
- Spray the solution especially in the damp and moist areas of your house.
- This method is effective in protecting your garden and house from earwigs.
2. Earwig Trap
- If earwigs are disturbing you, you can get rid of them by making newspaper trap.
- You have to only fold a newspaper, pour it in water to wet it.
- And then tie the newspaper roll with string and place it where you find more earwigs.
- As I told you earwigs love moist and damp places.
- So they will crawl up the folded newspaper and get stuck there.
- Next morning collect the folded newspaper, put them in a bag and then throw away.
3. Honey
- Honey is another effective ingredient that will help you in getting rid of earwigs.
- Put some vegetable oil and honey in the empty can of juice or food.
- Now put that can at the place where you find more earwigs.
- Earwigs will attract towards the smell of honey and crawl up in the can. And then they will get stuck there.
- Put the can in a bag and then throw it away.
4. Vaseline
- If you want to protect your plants and flowers from the earwigs then this method will be effective.
- Apply some petroleum jelly at the bottom stem of your plants.
- It will avoid earwigs from crawling up your plants and flowers and thus they will remain protected.
5. Borax
- If earwigs are infesting around your woodpile then this remedy will be useful to you.
- Sprinkle borax around the woodpile and leave it.
- Also,keep your children and pets away from the area after sprinkling borax.
6. Olive Oil And Soy Sauce
- It is another effective method to get rid of earwigs from your garden.
- Take equal amount of olive oil and soy sauce and pour the mixture into the small plastic container.
- Cover the lid and then make holes on the top of the container so that earwigs can go in through them.
- Now bury the plastic container in the soil of your garden and make sure holes are open.
- The smell of soy sauce will attract earwigs and oil will keep them stuck there.
- Throw the container when you find not any earwig left in your garden. Also, change the solution when needed.
7. Sodium Lights
- Use sodium lights on the outside of your home.
- Earwigs attract towards light but goes away from sodium light.
- And hence using sodium lights outside of your home will prevent earwigs from entering your home.
8. Boric Acid
- It is an insecticide and is not harmful to your children and pets.
- So you can use it at home anytime.
- Various another name of this insecticide is boracic acid, orthoboric acid, and Sassolite (in mineral form)
- Dust boric acid powder in the hard to reach things and places of your home to get rid of earwigs.
9. Vacuum Cleaner
- If you find a large population of earwigs at the particular place of your home then use a vacuum.
- Make sure your vacuum cleaner is ready before disturbing the resting place of earwigs. Because when you enter into their area they will start scattering here and there.
- Also, empty the vacuum cleaner container in the sealed container and also throw it away immediately.
- This will help you in getting rid of the mass of earwigs from your home in the single stroke.
How To Prevent Earwigs From Entering Again In Your Home?
- Be sure that the window screens of your home doesn’t have any hole.
- Also, weather-strip all the window frames and door thresholds of your home.
- Furthermore, seal all the holes and cracks in the floorboards and foundations of your home.
- Block each door for earwigs from entering into your home.
- Moreover, make sure that foundation of your home remains always dry.
- Use sodium lights on the outside of your home. Because earwigs don’t like sodium lights.
In conclusion, I want to say that earwigs are not that much harmful as people think for them. Also, they defend themselves from humans as humans defend themselves from insects. But it is not always right to kill the insects like earwigs. Because they are not harmful to you.
Also, they don’t have venom in their pincers and hence they are not poisonous. So why to fear with earwigs.
Just follow those methods which help you in getting rid of earwigs without killing them. Be human and show your humanity to these small insects.
Hope the above-mentioned information is useful for you.
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