My Mother absolutely detests earwigs and one summer a few years ago her yard was full of them! She researched all the remedies, trapping, poisoning, and in the end she found the best remedy and has successfully gotten rid of the large numbers. Dawn dish soap (and probably any other dish liquid) and water. Mix it fairly strong....maybe 1 part soap, 4 parts water. Spray that solution on them and they die within seconds...they just curl up, wiggle around, and are dead! She found a large sprayer and would walk around the yard after dark checking her plants (under leaves, all the hot spots) around the foundation of the house and spray like mad! We all laughed at her slinking around in the dark with a flashlight, but it worked! Also keep a small bottle in the house in case you spot one....they can squeeze in little spaces but they can't escape the dish liquid! This shouldn't harm your plants or pets and it really works. If you are diligent enough early in the year you can absolutely reduce their numbers.
My Mother absolutely detests earwigs and one summer a few years ago her yard was full of them! She researched all the remedies, trapping, poisoning, and in the end she found the best remedy and has successfully gotten rid of the large numbers. Dawn dish soap (and probably any other dish liquid) and water. Mix it fairly strong....maybe 1 part soap, 4 parts water. Spray that solution on them and they die within seconds...they just curl up, wiggle around, and are dead! She found a large sprayer and would walk around the yard after dark checking her plants (under leaves, all the hot spots) around the foundation of the house and spray like mad! We all laughed at her slinking around in the dark with a flashlight, but it worked! Also keep a small bottle in the house in case you spot one....they can squeeze in little spaces but they can't escape the dish liquid! This shouldn't harm your plants or pets and it really works. If you are diligent enough early in the year you can absolutely reduce their numbers.