You will be happy to know that the prize goes to BevB for suggesting to have a look at Scarecrow’s Garden. However, it wasn’t Scarecrow’s post where I got the solution, mainly because I didn’t have any recycled tyre weeping hose. It was one of the comments attached to that post where I found this idea. Vegetable OIL! (click to enlarge picture)
You see, I have found that the little blighter’s just cannot resist the smell of vegetable oil, in this case olive oil, and go to have a drink and don’t come out of the salsa jar which is buried in the bed up to the neck (photo courtesy of Kate). In one night I have caught 52 earwigs in a single garden bed with no further damage to the rock melons and pumpkins. Unfortunately, I hadn’t set traps in the cucumber or broccoli beds, so they suffered the wraith of the wig! But tonight, I get my revenge. With two more traps in each bed, I will soon have the numbers down to a manageable level!
If you have an infestation of earwigs, give it a go. The photo is a testament to this methods success!
“Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.”
Samuel Johnson (English Poet, Critic and Writer. 1709-1784)
Can/will the chooks eat them now they are marinated in olive oil ?
Yum, protein and essential oil.
Earwig paella anyone ?
Well done Gav another problem solved
Ellie
My mum still believes that earwigs can get into your ears and burrow their way into your brain!
Glad you got yours sorted out 🙂
Glad you found a solution to your earwig problem Gavin.
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BevB
Mmmm handy dandy little tip! Shall give it a go!
Thanks for sharing this info – very helpful. Please keep us informed of anything else that kills ‘bloody bugs’ that you find works! Cheers.
Hope they like the veggie oil I used for frying chips.
Have a jar firmly placed in the garden as I type.
Great tip.
Anita