Southeast Michigan, Metro Detroit & Ann Arbor Area Earwig Treatment

How to Identify an Earwig Infestation?

An old wives’ tale claims that earwigs will burrow into human brains to lay their eggs. Don’t worry, the story isn’t true. Earwigs are a unique and menacing-looking pest. Their pinchers especially, look very dangerous but truth be told, earwigs really are less intimidating than they look.

Even though it is hard to be harmed by an earwig, you certainly don’t want them to infest your home. If you see one earwig, there are likely others you don’t see. It is essential that you know how to identify them and their signs. Earwigs usually grow to about an inch in length–sometimes longer. They come in shades of brown, black, and red. Earwigs are best identified by their forceps-like pincers.

Look at damp areas for an earwig infestation. They will likely be living in your basement, bathroom, and laundry room. Other signs of an earwig problem include a bad scent and eaten plants and flowers. Your fruits and vegetables may even have small black spots and holes in them because of earwig activity.

Why You Might Have Earwigs

Earwigs typically do better when undisturbed by humans. They are not necessarily looking to share your living space. However, they are attracted to damp areas, especially damp areas that don’t get a lot of foot traffic.

It is easy for earwigs to get into your home because they are so small. Often, earwigs are unintentionally brought in. They can be hiding in boxes or bags without you knowing. Since it is so easy to bring earwigs into your home, regular earwig and other crawling insect prevention is important.

Reasons to Treat Your Earwig Problem Immediately

Thankfully, earwigs are not harmful to humans or pets, if you bother them too much, they may grasp your finger with their forceps but that is about as dangerous as they get.

Earwigs can be harmful to plants. If you want to keep your indoor plants and garden looking beautiful, solving your earwig problem right away is key.

Seeing an earwig in your Detroit Metro or Ann Arbor home means that you may have an infestation on your hands. Contact Guardian Pest Control right away to take care of the problem. Our licensed technicians are experts in earwig removal. During your appointment, we will go over your earwig problem and plan a solution. As always, all of our services are guaranteed.

When you use Guardian Pest Control, you will never have to worry about an earwig problem again. Give us a call today.