In the context of a vegetable garden are earwigs beneficial or a pest?
by LXNYC
13 Comments
Shienvien
True chaotic.
Otherwise-Jury-5147
Foe. Kimberlicus guilfoylei
Poopular-nT-1209
They wreak havoc on 🌽. I’ve got so many. They pour out of ears and around my pool
thedailygrowl
Besides being destructive, they are my least favorite bug because they’re just so damn creepy. I didn’t realize one was in a green pepper I harvested. Pulled it out of the fridge, sliced it open and there it was, alive and well. Asshole.
knightia
Absolute ASS HOLES
Solnse
They have 2 penises and fly. You decide.
NOBOOTSFORYOU
They’re wonderful mothers.
TheShizknitt
Foe. They decimated my entire lettuce crop and made homes in my celery. The breed like wildfire. I’ve dug up and thrown out nests full of them in a raised bed and they’re still everywhere. I’ve tried to encourage birds to come feed at a feeder, drink at the birdbath and snack in the garden on these little fuckers but still they thrive. I’m considering spreading diatomaceous earth over 110′ of dirt just to cut their numbers down before winter. 😭
Righteous_Mangoes
Absolutely destroyed my broccoli and radish this year. They kept eating a cucumber I kept planting 😭😭 AND they ate my ENTIRE zucchini plant. Bastards.
However, a bit of oil mixed with peanut butter is the best way to get em. Mix it in a small shallow container and bury it at ground level. I was throwing them out by the hundreds
scamlikelly
Awful, awful, awful little fuckers!
Kyrie_Blue
Foe
NikkeiReigns
You think because they’re little they’re just tiny little pinchers, but those fkrs can make it feel like your soul left your body. I got pinched on the tip of my ring finger because my hand brushed a flower as i walked down a sidewalk. I go out of my way to eradicate them now.
13 Comments
True chaotic.
Foe. Kimberlicus guilfoylei
They wreak havoc on 🌽. I’ve got so many. They pour out of ears and around my pool
Besides being destructive, they are my least favorite bug because they’re just so damn creepy. I didn’t realize one was in a green pepper I harvested. Pulled it out of the fridge, sliced it open and there it was, alive and well. Asshole.
Absolute ASS HOLES
They have 2 penises and fly. You decide.
They’re wonderful mothers.
Foe. They decimated my entire lettuce crop and made homes in my celery. The breed like wildfire. I’ve dug up and thrown out nests full of them in a raised bed and they’re still everywhere. I’ve tried to encourage birds to come feed at a feeder, drink at the birdbath and snack in the garden on these little fuckers but still they thrive. I’m considering spreading diatomaceous earth over 110′ of dirt just to cut their numbers down before winter. 😭
Absolutely destroyed my broccoli and radish this year. They kept eating a cucumber I kept planting 😭😭 AND they ate my ENTIRE zucchini plant. Bastards.
However, a bit of oil mixed with peanut butter is the best way to get em. Mix it in a small shallow container and bury it at ground level. I was throwing them out by the hundreds
Awful, awful, awful little fuckers!
Foe
You think because they’re little they’re just tiny little pinchers, but those fkrs can make it feel like your soul left your body. I got pinched on the tip of my ring finger because my hand brushed a flower as i walked down a sidewalk. I go out of my way to eradicate them now.
You should ask the bug subreddits for more info.