What is the best way to keep earwigs out of my house?

Question

Please help- I see them every other day.

Answer 1

There are 2 things you can do. First if you have vegetation that goes right up to the foundation of the house get rid of some of it. Same goes for mulch. You want a 6-12 inch band of just dirt around the house. They tend to stay where they are covered and don't usually go out into the open.

Second, you can do a perimeter treatment with deltamethrin granules around the house. Make the band about 2 ft wide and then sprinkle it to get it activated. It will keep other things out too like ants and spiders.

Finally, if you don't want to use a band treatment every year get some tubes of caulk and caulk every crack and hole you can find. They can't get in if there are no openings.

Answer 2

Years ago I had problems with earwigs. I had an old wooden high chair with a slide in placemat which was a continual headache as every morning there were many many of the little critters hiding under it. I washed the whole chair down with metho and never saw another earwig there.
Also one night I left a glass of orange juice outside and in the morning the whole glass was full of dead wiggies that had been attracted and drowned by the juice, maybe you could leave some near your doors outside where they may be entering.

Answer 3

Earwigs are a kind of scavenger Roach.They eat the remains of what us humans leave behind.Stuff like food crumbs and spilled drinks.
They like dark hidden places to live and breed.You can buy an over the counter insecticide like Raid or Black Flag that kills Roaches.Always follow instructions if spraying in the vicinity of food,pets,or children.You will have to make a follow up spray to kill hatchlings per instructions.
After that keep your house especially the kitchen free of any food source.