Earwigs in my shasta daisies

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winging Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6a) Jul 08, 2006

I'm finding several newly opened shasta daisies with earwigs all cuddled up inside. Icky! I've never had this happen before, and I am not thrilled.

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bluelytes Olympia, WA(Zone 8b) Jul 08, 2006

WING,
This is supposed to work.

Best;
blue

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winging Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6a) Jul 08, 2006

Thanks blue, I'll look into that. :)

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bigcityal Appleton, WI(Zone 5a) Jul 08, 2006

I've got earwigs all over. They sleep in my flowers, I thought they liked cool places - and I open my gas door on my car - and there's an earwig in there too!

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winging Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6a) Jul 08, 2006

Eewwww, that would give me a start! I wouldn't mind them all that much if they weren't so darned ugly and scary looking.

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 09, 2006

You can trap earwigs by placing rolls of damp newspaper or burlap bags in areas where they are found., then collect and dispose of them the next day. They are critters of the night.

If they're just in your daisies, this should work really well. Earwigs eat lots of insects - they have a beneficial role in the garden, acting as scavengers on decaying organic matter and predators of insect larvae, snails, aphids, and other slow moving bugs. However, they can become pests, as yours have.

I am not against the bait - just giving you another option.

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winging Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6a) Jul 19, 2006

Sorry for the delayed reply, but thanks ceejaytown. I'm not finding a lot now. Other than thinking they're ugly as sin, I don't think they are a problem at the moment. (or maybe ignorance is bliss?) :)

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