Can someone please ID this insect that is eating my cabbage?
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Teresa C
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Can someone please I'd this insect that is eating my cabbage? Each time I pull back a leaf, I see another one.
Earwigs. Here is how to get rid of them.
https://www.almanac.com/pest/earwigs
https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-i-get-rid-of-earwigs-1402695
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/removing-earwigs-garden.htm
Looks like a pincher bug. I don't think they are harmful. We have a lot of them in the south.
Put Epsom salt around your plant base
That looks like an earwig. Best way to stop them is put some hay in a plant pot and place it upside down on a stick stuck in the ground. Every few days just burn the hay in a garden incinerator or even an old iron bucket. You'll soon get rid of those earwigs.
Definitely looks like an earwig
It looks like an earwig. Also known as pincher bugs because of their back Pinchers.