Earwigs / Are They Trouble ?

[Buddaluva]

Will earwigs hurt my girls ?

They have been getting in my soil and idk if they cause problems or not for the plants

I have not notice any signs of stress yet so far so im hoping they wont hurt anything

Any help on this is greatly appreciated

 

[Buddaluva]

Bump

Anyone ?

 

[Resistant]

Good question! While earwigs can be beneficial insects (they eat small insects like aphids and also different types of larvae...), they can develop a taste for your leaves. The best thing to do is monitor their populations, and consistently check your leaves for caterpillar-like chewmarks. If they're damaging your girls, use some sticky traps like tanglefoot at the base of your plant. Diatomaceous earth can also deter them, but I don't have any experience with that.

 

[Resistant]

I'm not sure if they prefer cannabis, though.

 

[CheifnBud2]

Earwigs in your soil is no good. Please someone with experience chime in with a good plan to get rid of these buggers.

 

[Mr.Fastcast]

Order Dermaptera - Earwigs - BugGuide.Net

Hope this link helps.

 

[Waldgärtner]

Earwigs shouldn't hurt your plants if they have enough other food sources available, for example aphids and other small insects.