Get Rid of Earwigs With These 2 Traps!

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4 жыл бұрын

Earwigs, specifically the European earwig can do some serious damage to your seedlings, cornstalks, and fruit - but they ALSO eat insect eggs, aphids, and other soft-bodied pests. If you have too many earwigs in your garden, here are two organic earwig traps you can use to cut down on their populations a bit to protect your crops.
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@epicgardening 4 жыл бұрын

Either of these work for you guys? What pests should I do next?

@DanceswithDustBunnies 4 жыл бұрын

Earwigs creep me out, worse even than roaches. We hates them, Preciousss.

@sundiego565 4 жыл бұрын

All thumbs down are from the earwigs. 🤣🤣🤣

@barbedstar6480 3 жыл бұрын

Had a retail nursery for 25 years. Customers always told of their earwig battles. I found a regular sheet of newspaper folded at its crease, rolled into a cone shape, twist the small end tight. Lightly mist the cone (not so much to collapse it totally) and tuck them here and there under foliage in the evening. Make up a bucket with soapy water to have ready. Usually in the morning the little critters will have take up house in the newspaper. You can leave them for a few days even. Go around in the daylight, collect the cones and dump into the soapy bucket. Fold over the big end to prevent them from bailing out on you. Earwigs and ticks...ugh!

@iwishiwasamyduncan4797 3 жыл бұрын

nobody ever told me they could fly and i’m still traumatized by having one fly at my face

@victoriamuir8988 4 жыл бұрын

They just want a place to live. I always leave small piles of rotting weeds and vegetation laying on the ground for them to hide under. They stay out of my garden.

@LupeV 4 жыл бұрын

I had a huge earwig problem this season. They ate mostly my zinnias and marigolds but they were stressing out my seedlings. I used tuna cans with vegetable oil and a dash of bacon grease. I can say it works my plants are looking so much better. I was really worried.

@elijahwu4168 4 жыл бұрын

just found an earwig chowing on some aphids

@n.v.b2

Another organic way to catch earwigs is yeast+sugar. Mix 1 part yeast + 2 parts sugar and dissolve in very warm water to activate the yeast, the mixture should start bubbling. Poor the solution onto a cup or tin and burry at dirt level like Kevin did his sardin oil. It will catch a lot of earwigs, rolly pollies and slugs. Make sure to change it often because it is going to stink so bad in a few days, especially if it's hot out.

@CRISP.R 4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you came out with this, I was helping the earwigs ramp up their population because I wanted some assistance with my aphid problem and ended up shooting myself in the foot because I then began to have a REALLY big earwig problem lol . I’ve since then gotten it under control in about two weeks time using These same methods of removal. Great advice, thanks Kevin 👏🏽

@Teri313- 3 жыл бұрын

We had a pretty bad earwig problem that grew over five or so years. Got six chickens (free range) and they decimated them - no more earwigs! I realize not everybody can keep chickens, but they are so awesome at pest control, constantly monitoring the entire yard and foundation of our house and barn. We got the chickens for eggs and as companions for our old goose, but they do so much more. They are also awesome leaf shredders in the fall - rake up a pile of leaves and they will shred it down to the ground in no time.

@staceyl8903 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are the absolute best that I've found. I'm not an amateur gardener, but I have recently added dozens more fruits and vegetables to my garden. You have a clear, concise, too the point method of instruction and your voice is so easy to listen to. Thank you!!!

@emelyortiz5263 3 жыл бұрын

I am so grateful for this video! I live in Pasadena, and I planted seedlings this weekend only to find them decimated. We had an earwig infestation last year so I figured the culprit for the destroyed seedlings was the same. I was right! I used three traps in different locations and caught HUNDREDS! (Which is both satisfying and terrifying...so many!). Thank you for this video!!

@SquashGuy02134 2 жыл бұрын

ear wigs in my yard: I sleep

@aanawenjigewin 4 жыл бұрын

One family friend did another version of the rolled up paper...they recycled an old water hose and placed cut up pieces all over their garden. They also grow organically and it was easy for them to tap the earwigs in a bucket of water too. Great tips!

@lisabuscaglia1856 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing, to see your video. Am in a new home/garden that has abundance of earwigs. Rarely, if at all ever noticed them in my other home/garden of 26 years. Good to know they are useful too. Didn't know that & previously had aphid issues, in my previous garden. Thank you🌿

@milkrabbits 4 жыл бұрын

love the frequency of your uploads lately!

@rfldss89 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for not giving earwigs a bad wrap :) as you said, they can be very helpful in pest control, they just have to be managed

@sandyg8794 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin! Great tips! Also, thank you for adding the link to your website in a reply below. I just spent a couple of hours reading about getting rid of different garden pests. It's now my go to! Thank you for sharing!