According to MSUE, rolled-up damp newspapers make the perfect shelter for earwigs and can be used as traps around your home ...

New research has revealed that female earwigs may use their forceps as weapons when competing for mates, challenging previous assumptions that only males evolved these structures for combat.

Female earwigs may be evolving exaggerated weaponry just like males. A study from Toho University found that female forceps, once assumed to be passive tools, show the same kind of outsized growth ...

Earwigs are the hero single mothers of the insect world, and good for your garden too Jan 30, 2023 Examining the evolutionary history of the formation of forceps and maternal care in earwigs ...

The most common earwig species in California is the fast-moving European earwig, Forficula auricularia, accidentally introduced from Europe into North America in the early 1900s.

A new study from Toho University reveals that female earwigs exhibit a similar pattern of exaggerated forceps growth as males, suggesting that both sexes may have evolved these traits through ...

Plants that attract these beneficial predators include vetch, alfalfa, corn, and crimson clover. Natives like elderberry, ...

Start visiting the garden with flashlight in hand about 30 minutes after dark, and take a look for those insect pests. As I have mentioned before, salt from a shaker sprinkled on slugs is very ...

Leaving out fruit, pet food, or other tasty treats can encourage insects to drop on by—so storing food in sealed containers or the fridge, putting leftovers away promptly, and cleaning dishes can help ...