tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post8365891107068120120..comments2024-03-05T04:53:05.648-04:00Comments on Canoe Corner: Waiter, there's an Earwig in my .......Margueritehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-4596423731418083312010-09-10T18:52:43.304-03:002010-09-10T18:52:43.304-03:00Floridagirl - isn't she beautiful, what a spid...Floridagirl - isn't she beautiful, what a spider. I've never seen one before and an internet search tells me they generally live in more southern locations so it's a surprise to see her here.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-27363452757785649902010-09-10T14:46:47.861-03:002010-09-10T14:46:47.861-03:00Oooh, those earwigs are super creepy! I remember ...Oooh, those earwigs are super creepy! I remember finding them often in a house we bought many years ago. Who knew they were good for keeping aphids under control? Good to know. And I love your splendid Argiope spider, which will hopefully help control the earwigs. Nature's balance.Floridagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357453320897720393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-68955292570184375122010-09-10T12:03:08.139-03:002010-09-10T12:03:08.139-03:00Auntie K - I'm with you. My inner child wants ...Auntie K - I'm with you. My inner child wants to scream and go running when I see these bugs. Or blast them with a high powered pesticide. Logically I know pesticides aren't the answer but earwigs really freak me out. <br /><br />Deborah - I was actually thinking of doing a post on an array of bugs but it seems the majority of my pictures were of earwigs! Fortunately the number of spiders in my garden seems to be on the rise - perhaps in correspondence to the number of earwigs?<br /><br />LifesHighway - I actually don't mind the spiders. As long as they're OUTSIDE. No plans to nuke the bugs quite yet (no idea what would work anyway) but will be actively encouraging my new found friend the black and yellow spider to make herself at home.<br /><br />Kyna - Good to know what pest control has to say. Obviously there's no point in that method. If it was just the flowers I'd be okay but the fact that they have invaded my lettuce really grosses me out. And the house! I pulled a gas coupon out of my purse and out fell an earwig. Seriously unpleasant. Haven't found them in my bed yet - thanks for putting that thought in my head!Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-36304892340654639492010-09-10T10:23:37.859-03:002010-09-10T10:23:37.859-03:00Earwigs? Did someone say earwigs??
*New Jersey* ...Earwigs? Did someone say earwigs??<br /><br /> *New Jersey* I gotcha earwigs right heah!<br /><br />I don't have a problem with them being my garden. It's my house that I have a problem with, and they're a houseguest that won't go away. And even if I WANT to kill them, it's almost impossible. The bug guys who used to come and spray said that because they burrow in the ground so deep, it's hard to get poison down to them to off them. I hate when I find one in my bed or climbing out of my sink when I'm brushing my teeth at night. Bleah, I hate them.Kynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222304237028745181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-38803306627056711672010-09-10T10:21:41.833-03:002010-09-10T10:21:41.833-03:00the earwigs are creepy but spiders are much higher...the earwigs are creepy but spiders are much higher on the creepy scale. I would be nuking the earwigs so the spiders would not be moving in.<br /><br />So how do you go about nuking earwigs?lifeshighwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389824485602821605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-76578382776441862912010-09-10T07:50:00.419-03:002010-09-10T07:50:00.419-03:00Quite the wildlife collection you have. I certainl...Quite the wildlife collection you have. I certainly have a lot of earwigs, they love the bark mulch, maybe I need to encourage the spiders to come out of the house and do their duty out in the garden.Deborah at Kilbourne Grovehttp://kilbournegrove.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-9758734290519080192010-09-10T00:22:47.943-03:002010-09-10T00:22:47.943-03:00I was collecting seeds yesterday and an earwig was...I was collecting seeds yesterday and an earwig was in a seed pod. It came out in my hand and ran up my arm -- totally freaking me out and I scattered seeds everywhere! Next spring's going to be interesting.GardenGoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524906187931200174noreply@blogger.com