(Fleemo) wrote in news:79a519dd.0405080942.64345c33
@posting.google.com:

Do you have a moisture problem or something?

Not that I'm aware of. I have been having sprinkler problems lately,
and in attempts to fix it, have had the sprinkler on more than usual.
Maybe they're thriving because of that.

Last night was the worst! My garden is infested! They were munching
on my Stella Del Oro daylily blooms by the dozen! I had some dahlia
seedlings on my potting bench and they nibbled them to NOTHING. My
black eyed susans are swiss cheese.

I'm an organic gardener, but I'm tellin' ya, if this keeps up, I'll
have no choice to break out the big (read posionous) guns. :{

-F

If your plants can handle it, I would try letting the ground dry out before
watering again. The only other thing I can think of it try removing
anything they might be using for shelter.

See he
http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/en...s/earwigs.html

Excerpt:
LIFE CYCLE:
.... Eggs and young require moisture. Heavy rains are detrimental to both
forms, as are rapid temperature changes.

CONTROL:
.... The effectiveness of chemical treatment may be enhanced by removing
debris sheltering earwigs.

and for Night Gallery fans (?)
INTERESTING FACTS:
.... The name earwig is from a European system error that these insects
entered the ears of a sleeping person and bored into the brain. This belief
is totally beep beep overload





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