Earwigs and Beetles
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360 Sod (Donna Dixson) on Jun 23, 2013beautiful combination.( I love Hypoestes) You may have thrips as well btw....The sevin will eventually win out, just need to be persistent. You could also try some food grade diatomaceous earth around the base.Helpful Reply
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Judy on Jun 24, 2013Oh how pretty!Helpful Reply
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Betty Brady on Jun 24, 2013I too am organic and have a terrible problem with earwigs and ants. I live in a desert area of Washington state and have never seen so many earwigs. I know ants are a real problem here and have found an organic, non-toxic solution called Eco-Smart at Home Depot. Kills on contact and smells wonderful. As of yet, no real control of earwigs.Helpful Reply
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Bev on Jun 24, 2013You can use Diatomaceous earth. It is a naturally occurring mineral that irritates the exoskeleton of ants, worms, earwigs. It scrapes them. It is not harmful to cats or dogs.Helpful Reply
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Lorna Paisley on Jun 25, 2013I put beer out to catch slugs and earwigs drown in it as well.Helpful Reply
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Glh on Jun 26, 2013I've been using ground up egg shells around the base of my plants .. so far things look good. The shells work like the Diatomaceous earth, it's supposed to scrape them up.Helpful Reply
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Betty Brady on Jun 26, 2013Diatomaceous earth, duh! I knew that. Don't know why I did not think of it. Senior moment, I guess :0)Helpful Reply
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Sylvia Smothers Lawing on Jun 26, 2013Great news. The earwigs are a problem. I'll try Diatomaceous earth.Helpful Reply
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Denise Hacker Woody on Jul 17, 2014Another helpful Eco-balanced organic solution: Make a mixture of: water, epsom salts, baking soda, one drop of neem oil, one drop of organic liquid soap, and cayenne pepper. Do not use more than one drop of neem in the mixture because neem oil in higher concentrations will burn plants in hot summer temps above 70 degrees F. Too much soap will suffocate the plants. This mixture deters "critters" as well. www.facebook.com/dpvbw http://2dpeacefulvalleyboutique9.blogspot.com Denise WoodyHelpful Reply
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