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Little-known facts about the things that “bug” you...
During the day, earwigs usually hide in cracks, crevices and under bark, but are active foragers at night, often entering structures through the foundation.
The name is derived from an old superstition that these insects enter human ears and work their way into the brain where they become attached and eventually drive their host to madness and/or death. This fairy tale has no foundation and is entirely false. Earwigs cause no physical harm to man. Certain species have scent glands from which they can squirt a foul-smelling liquid, which makes them very unpleasant when crushed.
The female lays about 50 tiny eggs in a subterranean burrow. The eggs hatch into nymphs in about 7 days and the nymphs feed on their egg case. The female continues to care for the young, grooming and manipulating them in the burrow throughout the first nymph stage. In about seven days, the nymphs molt into the second stage and they are released from the burrow by the female. At this time the female loses her maternal instincts and many times will devour the nymphs before they can hide.
The name is derived from an old superstition that these insects enter human ears and work their way into the brain where they become attached and eventually drive their host to madness and/or death. This fairy tale has no foundation and is entirely false. Earwigs cause no physical harm to man. Certain species have scent glands from which they can squirt a foul-smelling liquid, which makes them very unpleasant when crushed.
The female lays about 50 tiny eggs in a subterranean burrow. The eggs hatch into nymphs in about 7 days and the nymphs feed on their egg case. The female continues to care for the young, grooming and manipulating them in the burrow throughout the first nymph stage. In about seven days, the nymphs molt into the second stage and they are released from the burrow by the female. At this time the female loses her maternal instincts and many times will devour the nymphs before they can hide.
Standard bug sprays do not control earwigs. Contact Reliable Pest Management for treatment of these and other household infestations, including centipedes and millipedes.