You try your best to make your home hospitable for guests—but not the insect kind. Earwigs will seek shelter in your home—often in the bathroom, basement or kitchen, as these places offer ideal ...

A close-up photo of an earwig standing on the edge of a cardboard paper. - Inkastudio/Getty Images Despite their intimidating pincers, earwigs are much more of a nuisance than an actual threat, unless ...

Earwigs are beneficial insects that primarily consume dead plants and other insects, contributing to garden cleanliness. While earwigs can cause minor plant damage, their benefits generally outweigh ...

Q: I have had a ton of earwigs in my garden this year. They eat holes in my flowers and they crawled inside a napa cabbage and chewed it all up. I’m finding drowned earwigs in my hummingbird feeder. A ...

You’ve likely seen those evil ant-looking insects with wicked pincers at the tip of their abdomen in your house and heard creepy stories as a child of them crawling in people’s ears. Yet despite their ...

Despite their intimidating pincers, earwigs are much more of a nuisance than an actual threat, unless they've invaded your home in large numbers. While there are plenty of chemical sprays that can ...