Can someone help me with this bug?

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brr9270 Hanover, VA Apr 28, 2006

I am really new to this forum, and I have been reading and reading. I am interested in identifying a bug that is all over my 7 acre yard. It gets under pots, in beds. They are wingless brown bugs with "pincher things" on their tales. I wish I had a picture I could show you. They are a pretty good size. Much larger that an ant. They have an ant looking head, but a different body. They travel in numbers, and like to crowd together. They ate my begonias last year. I need to get a handle on these things earlier this year.

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PanamonCreel Celaya, Mexico(Zone 10a) Apr 28, 2006

Most likely your are talking about earwigs (Dermaptera)

http://www.ento.csiro.au/Ecowatch/Insects_Invertebrates/dermaptera.htm

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brr9270 Hanover, VA Apr 28, 2006

That is exactly what they are! Thank you so much for helping me to identify them. Now, what do I do about them. They truly are everywhere. Everytime I pick up a pot, or dig a whole, I tend to find them.

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Soferdig Kalispell, MT(Zone 4b) Apr 29, 2006

Look here. http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/520514/

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