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Plant Doctor: Luring Earwigs
Q: SETTING traps for earwigs doesn’t seem to work so my pansies still have nibbled petals. Is there something natural to put around them or to add to the trap to attract the earwigs? L Crump, email.
A: EARWIGS hide during the day in cool moist places so you can reduce earwig numbers by clearing up rubbish and plant debris, leaving fewer places in which they can hide and breed. Set traps of scrunched up newspaper in which they’ll shelter and every few days shake them out into hot or soapy water, step on them or burn the paper to kill them. Most other control methods involve the use of insecticides but here’s one I heard about recently that you might like to try. First, buy a can of tuna and eat the tuna, leaving a little of the oil in the can. Place the can inside a scrunched up sheet of newspaper and put it out at night close to your precious pansies. Next day inspect the can and shake out any trapped earwigs into a bucket of soapy water or hot water to kill them. Next night replace the can and continue until the damage stops. If the tuna oil runs out you can top it up with a small amount of vegetable oil.
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by pokkels 25th April 2009
I read the info on earwigs, I found my 8mth old pittisporums all damaged/eaten around the bottom bark area, all 40 of them!! I already lost some but couldn't figure out why. Then I discovered the bark bits that looks like its been eaten and oozing glue coming out of the tree where it was damaged. Some places have white powdery stuff on too, and I thought it was an infection/bacteria but I have found a few earwigs nesting around one of them. I am devatated, I can't loose my whole hedge! Can I still rescue them if they not too badly damaged?
Pokkels - your pitto hedge may need a systemic insecticide - go to your garden centre and ask what would be best to use - they are very helpful. Also try sprinkling neem granules on the soil around the trunks, this is an organic pesticide and may deter the bugs.
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