Earwigs hibernate during the winter, making them a pest for 3 out of the 4 seasons in Greenleaf. Depending on how cold the climate is, earwigs will burrow up to 6 feet deep to over winter. But before you go celebrating one less pest over a piece of pie a la mode from Nathan’s Greenleaf Café, let me give you the bigger picture.
If left unchecked in autumn, earwigs will return in the spring in increased numbers due to their breeding cycle. That one earwig in late autumn hibernated and returned in the spring with up to 60 babies. That’s why earwig infestation numbers can be in the thousands. Call us today if you see earwigs on your property, regardless of the season.
Earwigs can be difficult to prevent on your own. At Get Lost Pest Control, we eliminate earwigs by treating inside and outside areas with effective earwig control treatments that lasts up to 3 months.
We use a two-step approach for treating earwigs around your home. The first step is to spray a pest control product that the earwigs will walk across, getting the product on their bodies, which kills them. The second step is to strategically place a granule around the outside of your home. Once the granule gets wet it will activate, and the earwigs will be killed when they walk across it. For earwig problems in the garden we place down a granule, which will not harm your plants. This granule kills the earwigs when they eat it.
If earwigs are invading your home or garden, contact us at (208) 949-1003. We’ll not only inspect your property for common areas where they feed and lay eggs, but provide you with effective earwig control Greenleaf treatments.