Earwigs and spiders...YUCK!
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Before I moved into the townhouse where I'm at now, my neighbours planted hostas and some other vine like plant, it doesn't flower at all it just grows up the brick on the front of the building. The vines have since been pulled up (as I hated them) but they have left thousands of spiders and earwigs that have invaded my front garden and every year end up in my house. My neighbour still has the vines on her side of the garden, I unfortunately can't pull them out of her garden lol
Is there anything I can use/make (other than going out every day with dish soap and water mix) to get rid of them and keep them out of My house? I am terrified of both spiders and earwigs and would really love for them to not take up residence in my house this summer!
Thanks in advance :)
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Get some Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth. Ring the garden and your house thickly. It will kill them and any ants around. It is safe for animals.
Hello Cheryl Gillman! I hope this article from THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC will help you with the earwig problem (it contains a few solutions to your problem about 1/4 of the way down the page).
https://www.almanac.com/pest/earwigs?trk_msg=UTNVRFTB51OKV8O9RBSNRBJLPG&trk_contact=NKFJHP70TTD95CSF21NO2CVI70&trk_sid=LCS1BE69ISKLEQKHES56NMES14&utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Earwigs+(read+more)&utm_campaign=Companion+Daily
And the link below for DO IT YOURSELF PEST CONTROL actually has a phone number you can call if their suggestions in THIS article don't do the trick ;)
https://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/spiders.htm
Good Luck Cheryl (I mean this sincerely --- I hate earwigs too .. spiders I can handle to some extent but earwigs give me the heebie jeebies).
Thanks for asking Hometalk for solutions ;)
this may sound crazy but if you want a nontoxic easy gaureenteed to work solution check with a plant nursery or gaden center andpossibly even on line just google and see wwhat you find as far as purchasing some good bugs or about a half dozen centipides they will get rid of your problem and centipides are not going to bother you and don't bite humans or carry any kinds of diseases or leave nest behind because they are non nesting bugs they will also get rid of any indoor insect problem like roasches faster than anything and to me thats better thsan having the nasty pest bugs around lady bugs can help with the outdoor ones easily too its a fairly cheap fix that doesnt take any labor or timme to speak of and it will work quicker than you think and i suppose there nothing to prevent you from then just needing to kill the few bugs that you introduced once youre happy you are no longer seeing the pesty ones other than guilt of betrayal but my advice wouild be leave them be then you will know that there in there keeping the ones you dont want out andf youre not introducing any harmful chemicals to the environment
https://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/earwig.htm
https://commonsensehome.com/natural-spider-repellents/
Hello Cheryl - Understanding what appeals to earwigs in and around your home better prepares you to deal with them. Click on the link below for information and recommendations. The second link is about getting rid of spiders. Good luck!
https://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/earwig.htm
https://www.earthkind.com/pest/how-to-get-rid-of-spiders/
Ahh thankyou all SOOO much!! I really like the idea of getting some "good" bugs to help get rid of the bad bugs!!
Thanks so much for all the info!!
Hi Cheryl, hope this helps.
Specific essential oils have scents that earwigs dislike. Some of the best scents to keep earwigs away include peppermint, eucalyptus, cinnamon and basil. In order to distribute these scents throughout your house, simply put a few drops of essential oil into some water to dilute it.