Comments on: Earwigs in My Worm Bin? https://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/earwigs-in-my-worm-bin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=earwigs-in-my-worm-bin WAY Too Much Fun With Worms! Sat, 28 Mar 2015 04:46:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: Barb https://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/earwigs-in-my-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-44214 Sat, 28 Mar 2015 04:46:21 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=3712#comment-44214 I looked at the pictures posted above and definitely have earwigs throughout my worm inn. My worm inn has always been kept inside the house; I have tried to get rid of them, by placing brown wrap paper (the kind sent in packages) and then picking them out.

I’ve had a WI for 2+ years and have had this earwig problem for over 4 months.

I have a huge garden, containers, raised beds, and ground (sand based) and have never seen them outside or inside (other than the worm inn).

What can I do to get rid of them?

I’m ready to dump the worm inn, pick out the worms and start over.

]]> By: Sherry https://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/earwigs-in-my-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-41393 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:28:52 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=3712#comment-41393 I decided to try this for a couple of reasons. I’m very into the earth and natural things and think its great science for my son who is 7. I don’t mind worms but the earwig like bugs I cant handle. I have some serious phobias with it that I cant get past. I found on crawling on the outside of the bin and get the skin crawls thinking about it. Please help me get rid of them. I want them out or Ill just have to bag the whole thing. Yikes. Any suggestions?

]]> By: Scott https://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/earwigs-in-my-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-40867 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:08:14 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=3712#comment-40867 Awesome! Thanks! I found a couple of these beetles in one of my indoor systems. I couldn’t find it in the “composting creatures” section and I wasn’t sure what it was or if it was a predator. I captured it and googled “earwig like composting bug” and luckily I found this. I don’t like that it’ll eat the worms, but since it eats small fly larvae I think I’ll keep the 2 I have in there. I had a fruit/nat fly problem in the summer and would rather avoid that if possible. But If I see anymore then the 2 I have I’ll start picking them out. Thanks again!

]]> By: Robert https://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/earwigs-in-my-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-32701 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:28:22 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=3712#comment-32701 Umm, so are they (Earwigs) bad to have in my bin?

]]> By: Tony McCarthy https://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/earwigs-in-my-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-28445 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:35:09 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=3712#comment-28445 Just place a small shallow dish or plastic tray/cap etc of ‘Raw’ linseed oil in your problem areas. Earwigs get drunk on it and never wake up! (Assuming you can get raw linseed oil).

]]> By: Kator https://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/earwigs-in-my-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-28439 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:28:53 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=3712#comment-28439 European earwigs are common in everywhere in Canada. Despite best efforts they can manage to find their way into any home, especially when the cold weather sets in. They thrive in damp areas and tend to avoid dry environments. We rarely find them, even in our basement which is kept quite dry, however I did discover two adults (a male and a female) under the lid of my indoor wooden flow-through stack in early November – probably looking for a place to lay eggs. None in or around that or the other bins despite a thorough search. Earwigs will feed on arthropods, living plants and rotting greens. So they would be attracted to worm bins. I’ve never heard of them feeding on worms. I have a raw peat supply bin in the rear yard and I noted during the summer and fall that, for some reason, they avoid that area.

]]> By: Larry D. https://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/earwigs-in-my-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-28437 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:50:16 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=3712#comment-28437 Man,i hope earwigs aren’t bad.I have the largest i have ever seen in all my outside systems.They are burrowed in.But if you look closely,you can see them moving underneath the VC.They actually have a strong pinch for their size.
I have some specie of long beetle larvae that does not look like those.There is even one,that resembles an earwig,but looks like it has VC armor as its exoskeleton.
You can find some neat creatures when you start looking closely at the composted bin matter.I still can’t spot a speudo scorpion! Trust me,i tried! Can i borrow someones microscope? 🙂

]]> By: Frank https://www.redwormcomposting.com/reader-questions/earwigs-in-my-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-28433 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:52:45 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/?p=3712#comment-28433 Hi Bentley,

Thanks for the PICs, each truly worth 1,000 words. The earwig “pinchers” on their back end clearly and quickly, for me, high light the difference in the critters.

Regards,

+Frank

PS

Am thoroughly enjoying the mini course. Thank you. Also, bought da Book and am looking forward to reading it.

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