Saturday, December 11, 2010

How to get rid of earwigs

Whether its an urban legend or truth that earwigs crawl in humans ears and nest in our brain. Although earwigs are pretty harmless to humans, you still want to get rid of them in your house just to be safe. here's a picture of earwigs:


Find their hiding places. Earwigs love to hang around dark and moist area. Check all cracks, old newspaper and basement where they usually hide. Once you find out their hiding place, now it's time to eliminate them. The easiest way of course is to spray insecticides around the area. If you have kids, animal and would like to protect their health, you can use a more natural solution such as baiting and cleaning. Soak unwanted newspaper in water and place it near earwigs nesting area overnight. Come back and pick it up in the next morning, seal it and throw it in garbage bin.

Now vacuum the area and mop the floor with soapy water. Wait for a few days and check the area again to see if the earwigs are coming back.