Earwig Pest Control & Extermination Services
Legacy Pest Control offers earwig extermination in Wyoming. Earwigs are usually outdoor pests, but if they make their way into the house, they may require professional pest control. Earwigs live in moisture-rich environments where they’ll hide out while waiting for food sources. Once indoors, these creepy crawlies will consume plant matter such as houseplants, fruits, and vegetables. Earwigs are usually not venomous or poisonous, but they have pincers on the back of their abdomen that can be used for defense and capture prey.
If you’re experiencing an infestation of earwigs in your home or business, call Legacy Pest Control for a free estimate over the phone. Our professional pest control staff can dispatch a qualified exterminator to eliminate your earwig problem. We use kid-safe/pet safe pesticides for control purposes on any cracks or crevices where they are hiding out so that these pests do not return after treatment completion!
Earwig Pest Control & Extermination Facts
The sight of an earwig and their pincers quickly scurrying around is enough to give anyone the creepy-crawlies. Earwigs get their name from an old European superstition that earwigs burrow into the ears of people while they sleep and feed or lay eggs in your brain; luckily this folklore is a myth and has no merit whatsoever.
- Entry: Earwigs can be controlled by removing their daytime shelter in and around your home. If you don’t eliminate earwig hiding places, the insecticide treatment may not be as effective.
- Scent: Earwigs release an aggregate pheromone other earwigs can smell, and it is the reason that earwigs cluster together.
- Nocturnal: Earwigs tend to be active at night and hide in dark, damp areas during the day. In the morning they will be gathered under things like cushions that were left outside overnight.
Do-It-Yourself Earwig Pest Control
If you’re not dealing with a huge infestation, you may try getting rid of earwigs yourself. Some general earwig pest control tips to follow include, but are not limited to:
- Removing logs, leaves, firewood, mulch etc. from the foundation of your home. The “dry zone” should be 6” to 12” wide so that earwigs will avoid it.
- Seal up entry points with caulk, in and around basement windows, under doors, and the cracks and crevices in between home cladding.
- Direct water from gutters and downspouts away from the foundation of your home to allow the ground to dry out. Also be sure to check for leaky faucets and air conditioning units.
- Trim trees and shrubs that cause damp, shady areas near the house.
- If you’re still having trouble with earwigs, it’s time to call Legacy Pest Control to apply a pesticide treatment to the perimeter of your home.
- Change your outdoor light fixtures to yellow bulbs as bugs are more attracted to light from white bulbs.
- Repair door screens and crawl space vents.
- Dehumidifier may be useful for damp basements or crawl spaces.