Where do Earwigs Nest?

RE: Where do Earwigs Nest? Post By Tammy (Guest Post) (08/09/2007) We lived in a house that temporarily had an earwig problem. The way we remedied it was to remove all vegetation from around the foundation of our house. My husband made a 6 inch wide trench around the foundation, and filled it with gravel. We had a large crack in our foundation where an addition had been built, and he used a shop vac to suck them all out, then filled the crack with concrete. It took a while to remove them from the house. We eventually moved into a new house, and we have not seen any evidence of the bugs having followed us. I never noticed them getting into food in our pantry, but any stray pieces of dog food would attract them, as well as the dogs water dish. They do like moisture. Any flower beds outside our house had lots of the earwigs in the dirt. I had to dig up a very large bleeding heart plant that I loved for many years, but I didn't want the bugs getting into our house! Good Luck, and I hope some of this info can help. RE: Where do Earwigs Nest? Post By Lynda (Guest Post) (07/25/2007) I recently read that they eat leaves/vegetables/fruit, not meat, but they look so fierce and smell so bad, that I thought they liked the indoors best. Now I'm not so sure. I have always seen them outdoors, so I'd not move any potted plants without repotting and checking inside the bottoms for the earwigs. Also, at your next home, buy some Boric Acid to dust around and into the pipe holes under each sink, behind the fridge, and deep in the panty closet on the floor away from any pets or child access. Don't leave damp clothes or ANY clothes on the floor, and keep your floors very clean, not eating except in the kitchen. That should keep them at bay. God bless and help you. : ) RE: Where do Earwigs Nest? Post by tupperangel (10) | (07/21/2007) Profile | Contact Earwigs live wherever it is cool and preferably damp- they may hitch a ride with you out of the basement but if you won't be living in another basement they should leave on their own to go to their preferred habitat. HTH My toughguy husband gets totally freaked out by these guys. lol