[dsiebenberger]

Tempo sc. It’s what the exterminator uses where I live in Illinois. Can purchase on Amazon. Good stuff. Why pay for an exterminator when you can buy the same stuff and do it yourself. I use it all the time and it works great.

[mikeycereal]

I see an earwig here and there in my house, maybe 1 in 2 months. I have the Arrow company guy dropping garage traps and spraying around the house to keep bugs from getting out of hand.

Since this is an ugly bug thread, I have recently gotten invaded by mealy bugs hiding in that white webbing stuff on some plants in my garden. I looked up some info on youtube and google, and spraying them off with soapy warm water 3 times didn't work and they kept coming back. I just tried Bio on one of my hibiscus yesterday. But saw that they're on my milkweed too and I don't want to harm my little monarch caterpillars. A suggestion was chopping the infected branches off, but that would take off some butterfly nectar that just bloomed. I also saw Neem as a solution. Has anyone successfully got them out of their garden, and how?

[Rzepecki]

Originally Posted by djlnc

I use Ortho Home Defense and have not had any trouble with insects. However, for the past week or so, we have found several of these critters in different areas of the house. They are about 1/2 to 3/4 inch long. Any idea what they are - and treatment to get rid of them?
Thanks

Earwigs are attracted to dampness and especially wet wood (fire wood). You might want to check outside your house to make sure sprinkler heads aren’t spraying the house or creating extra wet areas in woody trees and/or shrubs.

[Ritagoyer]

Originally Posted by Rzepecki

Earwigs are attracted to dampness and especially wet wood (fire wood). You might want to check outside your house to make sure sprinkler heads aren’t spraying the house or creating extra wet areas in woody trees and/or shrubs.

Pine straw also attracts them. Get some sticky traps and put around your doors you will be able to see how bad they have invented your home

[mntlblok]

Originally Posted by gobuck827

Looks like a ringed leg earwig.

Don't Wig Out Over Earwigs | News

Reminds me of trying to remember how to distinguish them from rove beetles - 5 decades ago. :-)

[KatieRN]

Originally Posted by mikeycereal

I see an earwig here and there in my house, maybe 1 in 2 months. I have the Arrow company guy dropping garage traps and spraying around the house to keep bugs from getting out of hand.

Since this is an ugly bug thread, I have recently gotten invaded by mealy bugs hiding in that white webbing stuff on some plants in my garden. I looked up some info on youtube and google, and spraying them off with soapy warm water 3 times didn't work and they kept coming back. I just tried Bio on one of my hibiscus yesterday. But saw that they're on my milkweed too and I don't want to harm my little monarch caterpillars. A suggestion was chopping the infected branches off, but that would take off some butterfly nectar that just bloomed. I also saw Neem as a solution. Has anyone successfully got them out of their garden, and how?

Alcohol on a Q tip works for mealy bugs. It breaks down the protective cover on them and kills them instantly. You have to stay on top of them though. Check them every day and reapply as necessary.

[mikeycereal]

Originally Posted by KatieRN

Alcohol on a Q tip works for mealy bugs. It breaks down the protective cover on them and kills them instantly. You have to stay on top of them though. Check them every day and reapply as necessary.

Thanks I did hear of that. Since I check my garden every day I'll do that. Hopefully won't harm my caterpillars but I'm not touching them with it just the mealy bugs. If they're close by I'll move them over to another stalk.

[Nana2Teddy]

We had a dead earwig on our master bedroom floor a few days ago. First one here in new house. What we’re dealing with right now is tons of millipedes outside on our porch (ground, walls, door). They appeared yesterday morn after the storm passed through. Yuck! We have a new house and still have pine needles in front, so maybe they come from that? So creepy! We have Superior pest control and they just sprayed our whole exterior two weeks ago, but I guess these guys are resilient. We’re finally seeing lizards, frogs, and a toad on our property after many months with nothing, so I hope they’re hungry!