what's a natural way to get rid of earwigs on roses?

Answer 1

There are a couple of ways to conquer earwigs without resorting to chemicals. The first is diatomaceous earth. Diatomaceous earth is naturalIy occuring substance consisting of diatoms of fossils of freshwater organisms and marine life. Crushed to a fine powder and observed through a microscope, the particles resemble bits of broken glass. When an insect crosses through it, its body is cut and it dies.

Use in places like bathroom and basement and around baseboards and windowsills to keep new earwigs from getting in and to kill those already inside.

There are two other natural, safe and effective ways to trap earwigs already in your home. 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.

These methods require that you be diligent in harvesting -- checking traps daily -- disposing of the newspaper and cleaning the oil. But both work and don't rely on pesticides, either!

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Answer 2

Drill several (3) 1/4 inch holes in the top of clean plastic containers (yogurt, salsa), bait the trap, then close it and place them just level with the ground.
One effective method is to half fill the trap with water, add a tablespoon of vegetable oil, a few drops of dish soap to reduce the surface tension and a small piece of fruit or a few drops of fish oil for a "come hither" odor. Replace the top of the trap and set it any place that is frequented by earwigs. The earwigs will crawl into the holes in the top of the trap and drown in the mixture. Check daily while the pests keep coming.

Answer 3

The traditional way to get rid of earwigs and is still used and the best way is to use a upturned flower pot stuffed with straw and lifted up by a small stone, and left overnight the earwigs being nocturnal will crawl into the flower pot and can be disposed of in the morning, if you can't get straw use the paper from your shredder, this method has been used by experienced gardeners for many years it is effective and the cost is nil.

Answer 4

Handpick, drop the bugs into soapy water, and try to reduce dampness around the roses by trimming away anything that is shading them or crowding them. Roses are fussy about housekeeping. They don't like anything on the ground or hovering too close.

Answer 5

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