There are always earwigs in my bathtub. Where are they coming from and how do i get rid of them?
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While earwigs can be considered in some ways a beneficial part of the garden, they can become a nuisance because of their diet. Since they prefer cool, moist places, a rolled up damp newspaper placed where earwig activity is suspected can be effective in collecting them. The newspaper can then either be discarded or shaken out. Placing diatomaceous earth in key spots around the home (bathroom, baseboards, window frames) can be a long-term repellent.
Another method of removing earwigs is by utilizing their attraction to vegetable oil. Putting vegetable oil in a pie tin and burying it up to the rim of the tin is an effective way of capturing them. Another effective method of earwig control is to take steps to control the population before they hatch. By removing rotting underbrush and spraying with commercially available insecticidal nematodes, which invade the earwigs in their nymphal stage and infect them with a lethal bacteria.
Is their an air vent directly over your tub? If so they probably just wander in there.
Once they are in the tub they probably can't climb back up the slick sides.
Unfortunately, the fact that it is earwigs suggests there is rotting wood somewhere nearby. Could be in mulch outside, or in the structure of the building itself...
I'm not certain where they come from, but you have a better chance of getting rid of them, by putting the stopper in the bathtub during the day or rather when not in use.
If you see the bugs up in your drain after this task--then that is where they are coming from. YOu'll have to buy earwig insecticide & pour it into your drain but make sure you don't use it for a while.
Termites used to come out of mine. Digusting. Had the house treated and finally it stopped But what a creepy feeling.
I am sorry for you it makes my skin crawl even writing this note to you.
Mc
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