HELP!!! Is there a natural way to kill Earwigs, that won't harm pets?

Answer 1

Stomp on them! Or,

Control Measures
For best control indoors, one must first control earwigs outdoors. Since they are attracted to lights, reduce lighting around doors, windows and other potential entry sites. Use good night light discipline and special sodium vapor yellow lights (less attractive to insects) instead of white, neon or mercury vapor lights.

During dry, hot weather, earwigs sometimes migrate indoors. They are easily killed by residual insecticide treatments in cracks and crevices, along baseboards, beneath cabinets, along door and window sills and other hiding places during the day. Unfortunately, control will be short-term due to new earwig entry from outdoors.

Prevention
Earwigs need and are very attracted to moisture. High populations, practically invisible during the day, may be present around foundations, in landscaped yards, in mulch, under boards, etc. Be sure to eliminate damp, moist conditions in crawl spaces under houses, around faucets, around air-conditioning units and along house foundations. Rain gutters and spouts should carry water away from the house foundation. Use caulking compound, putty and weather stripping around doors, windows, pipes and other entry sites, especially at the ground level. Change landscaping by creating a clean, dry border immediately around the foundation wall. Gravel or ornamental stones can make an attractive barrier against earwigs and other pest invaders.

Trapping
Earwigs can be trapped outdoors in cardboard boxes baited with oatmeal or bran with pencil hole size entry sites punched in the sides near the bottom. Place burlap bags, canvass, boards, newspapers or other cover material in mulch, shrubbery and similar habitats to collect individuals the following day. Shake specimens into hot, boiling water or burn trapped earwigs in newspaper rolls. Indoors, remove with broom and dustpan or by vacuum cleaner.

Answer 2

Natural Earwig Repellent

Answer 3

This Site Might Help You.

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HELP!!! Is there a natural way to kill Earwigs, that won't harm pets?

Answer 4

Earwigs
Diatomaceous earth is a safe and effective way to control earwigs in the home. One application in key spots (bathroom, baseboards, window frames) can be a long-term repellent.
To trap earwigs, spray a newspaper lightly with water, roll it up loosely and secure with a string or rubber band. Place on the ground near earwig activity. The next morning pick up and discard the paper in a sealed container.
Another method to trap earwigs is to take a shallow, straight-sided container and fill it half full with vegetable oil. Clean the trap daily; the oil can be re-used.

Answer 5

Inside? Figure out where they are coming in. Light up that area and place a bowl of soapy water at that spot. Earwigs love light and earwigs love water. Drown the suckers.
Plants outside? Spray the plants with the same soapy water. Add some cayenne pepper if you want. They hate that.

Answer 6

The most natural way to kill earwigs without harming your pets is to squish them!

Answer 7

Our stinky little friends are actually beneficial. They feed on troublesome insect larvae, slugs,and snails, although some do eat food crops and the flowers of ornamental plants. End of lecture. Earwigs can be killed with citrus products such as orange oil or citrus oil.

Answer 8

You will want to try 'Tea Tree Oil' works wonders for earmites,ticks,and I'm sure earwigs!
Good Luck.
Make sure you take the bug out of your pets ear if you can,with some tweezers.

Answer 9

squish 'em! But why do you want to kill the poor earwigs anyway? :((

Answer 10

I found this link and they say the product is safe to use around children and pets..good luck!