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Author:  woolleybugger [ Nov 11th, '14, 10:32 ]
Post subject:  Earwigs
Just wondering if anyone here has a decent way of controlling earwigs on gb's.

i have them literally in the millions this year and have yet to find a control measure thats ap safe other than flooding my gb's and physical removal.

Any and all tips and tricks greatly appreciated.

Jarrod.
Author:  Gunagulla [ Nov 11th, '14, 11:06 ]
Post subject:  Re: Earwigs
Perhaps a vacuum cleaner could be used? Use a suitable mesh filter on the nozzle, sized to let them through, but not your media.

Just make sure you dont let them near your ears! ;)
Author:  woolleybugger [ Nov 11th, '14, 15:11 ]
Post subject:  Re: Earwigs
Gunagulla wrote:
Perhaps a vacuum cleaner could be used? Use a suitable mesh filter on the nozzle, sized to let them through, but not your media.

Just make sure you dont let them near your ears! ;)



Are u serious ? Sounds a tad rediculous to me.. :think:
Author:  onepower [ Nov 11th, '14, 17:52 ]
Post subject:  Re: Earwigs
Pictures!!!!!!Show me the earwig army!!! Show me your warzone! Show us!
Author:  onepower [ Nov 11th, '14, 17:54 ]
Post subject:  Re: Earwigs
A praying mantis army should do the trick if you have an army of earwigs in the millions!! then a couple hundred or a thousand man mantis army shall reap in the spoils of war that is your grow beds!
Author:  Stuart Chignell [ Nov 11th, '14, 18:06 ]
Post subject:  Re: Earwigs
You need an army of lacewing larvae and an enlargement ray :twisted:
Author:  onepower [ Nov 11th, '14, 18:59 ]
Post subject:  Re: Earwigs
:drunken: :drunken: :drunken: For total annilation if you really want to get rid of all of them bring in the big guns and call in an army of african fire ants!! No Mercy! No Prisons!No survivors! Your problem of earwigs will be gone forever!! Total Domination!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
Author:  onepower [ Nov 11th, '14, 19:01 ]
Post subject:  Re: Earwigs
Stuart Chignell wrote:
You need an army of lacewing larvae and an enlargement ray :twisted:

enlargement rays are so expensive now a days.. Not a cost effective way to win this war.. :naughty:
Author:  onepower [ Nov 11th, '14, 19:03 ]
Post subject:  Re: Earwigs
Remember my brethren there are millions of enemies we are facing against! we need to win but not bring our nations into a depression or loose millions of lives ourselfs in the process.. Think my brothers think!! Before it is too late.
Author:  samrota [ Nov 11th, '14, 19:06 ]
Post subject:  Re: Earwigs
Try a beer trap like you would for slugs. Or mix up your own, using yeast, flour, sugar and water.
Author:  onepower [ Nov 12th, '14, 06:35 ]
Post subject:  Re: Earwigs
Sooo making them drunk kills them?
Author:  woolleybugger [ Nov 12th, '14, 11:36 ]
Post subject:  Re: Earwigs
Thanks for all the replies,

@ samrota, ill try the beer trap tonight. Will post results....

@ stuart chignell, where would one aquire said lacewing larve ?

@ onepower .... hmmm where do i start... ill take pics tonight, the army seeks cover during daylight hours.
Author:  onepower [ Nov 12th, '14, 11:47 ]
Post subject:  Re: Earwigs
I give you the most and best suggestions and you mention me last? :cry:

Preying mantis's are your best long term bet against the earwigs and other bugs and if you have aphids or other small bugs then I'd go with lady bugs.

But don't swarm your system with both at the same time because then you will have a turf war between the two over the earwigs.

But you can have not at same time just not too many.
Author:  onepower [ Nov 12th, '14, 11:47 ]
Post subject:  Re: Earwigs
Then you will have ww3 in your backyard
Author:  woolleybugger [ Nov 12th, '14, 13:04 ]
Post subject:  Re: Earwigs
onepower wrote:
I give you the most and best suggestions and you mention me last? :cry:

Preying mantis's are your best long term bet against the earwigs and other bugs and if you have aphids or other small bugs then I'd go with lady bugs.

But don't swarm your system with both at the same time because then you will have a turf war between the two over the earwigs.

But you can have not at same time just not too many.


I started from the bottom and worked my way up, tis just the order, not personal :thumbright:

Ill look into the praying mantis, along with stuarts suggestion of lacewing larve, to be honest i havent seen a praying mantis in years, they seemed to become extinct here a few years back. Would be good to have a few around again, they were always facinating to watch.

I havnt any issues with aphid, just the darn earwigs and the odd swarm of 116 million sparrows which my son made the solution to that issue yesterday, see system thread.

Jarrod.
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