Earwigs

Earwig Facts:

    1. The forceps at the tail end o fan earwigs body are used for defense.
    2. Earwigs are mostly nocturnal, feeding at night and hiding during the day.
    3. Earwigs dig into the ground to lay their eggs (up to 30 at a time), and the female stays with and protects them until they hatch. She then feeds them until their first molt.

Earwig Control:

    1. Routinely Do-Your-Own Pest Control or Hire Us for Professional Service.

• Keeping a thorough and consistent barrier in place will help tremendously in your fight against earwigs.

• We're experts at teaching you how to Do-It-Yourself and/or applying these barriers for you.

    2. Eliminate earwig entry points and hiding places: Hire Us to seal your home (480) 832-1913

• Seal cracks and crevices that are the width of a credit card or larger.
• Adjust or replace weather stripping around exterior doors.
• Install screens inside exhaust vent covers in laundry rooms and bathrooms.
  

    3. Make it hard for earwigs to live or hide near you home, eliminate hiding places such as:

• Lumber and firewood piles (stack them away from the home and up off of the ground).
• Remove leaf litter and bark chips next to the home.
• Do not put large stones such as river rock or rip-rap next to the home (keep it at least 6 feet away).
• Keep tree limbs, shrubs and bushes trimmed so they do not contact the home.
• Eliminate moisture directly next to the home (leaking hose bibs and air conditioner condensation lines are sources to look for).

   

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