does anyone know anything about what earwigs do. harmful or harmless. because i have a huge fear of them! i have noticed they like something soggy and wet.but i dont know forsure!
2006-08-23 17:18:20 · 8 answers · asked by sistermoon 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
They ARE creepy looking, but then, we're probably pretty creepy looking to them, ya know?
They are considered neutral, because they do cause some foliage loss, but they eat pests too. All in all the recommendation is to tolerate them.
2006-08-24 03:50:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They eat rotting crap, and are good at composting. They also like certain fruits, especially strawberries, but other then that, they're harmless. Even those big scary pinchers can't really close with any force.
Creepy bugs, yes, but they don't do anything bad. Pill bugs compete with them for food, so you might collect them, and spread the love a little.
2006-08-24 05:36:39 · answer #2 · answered by ye_river_xiv 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do earwigs do?!? They lay in wait to creep you out. I think they are harmless, but I still try to not touch them. (Again, the creep factor.)
Here are a couple links if you want to learn about them and see creepy earwig pictures:
2006-08-24 00:29:21 · answer #3 · answered by Me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earwigs eat my plants. They eat rose petals and other soft leaves, and make lots of tiny holes on them. One time, I didn't see the bug inside the bunch of rose petals when I was deadheading, and when I grabbed it, the bug pinched me with its pincher, if you know what I mean. (I wasn't wearing gloves.) Earwigs love to hide inside the moist plant. If you want to catch some, place a wet bundled up news papers in the garden. They like to hide inside of it.
2006-08-24 03:34:57 · answer #4 · answered by Cosmos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
harmless.. they have a number of natural enemies so thier numbers stay down. they eat very small bugs but are mostly vegetarian and do damage to corn, roses and other plants, so there they are not beneficial. they used to be thought to be a treatment for otitus media(ear infection) by pulverizing many together and putting the mush into the ear canal.. yuck. you can collect them by putting a dampened newspaper under a shaded area, they will climb under it
2006-08-24 00:34:34 · answer #5 · answered by mr.phattphatt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait the bug or like mini-wigs for ears, because I know a lot about the second one.
2006-08-24 01:00:20 · answer #6 · answered by Trick B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They don't like moth balls!!Stock up available at any dollar store,Good Luck!
2006-08-24 00:23:02 · answer #7 · answered by Alli G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are harmless.they like rotting vegitation and cool damp areas.they kinda creep me out too,but they cant hurt you. : )
2006-08-24 00:27:58 · answer #8 · answered by mrdrywall66 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋