Doodlebug Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 I watered the plant pot earlier and two earwigs came running out. I didn't think much of this. I was just doing some diy in the kitchen and I found one. I am slightly concerned that at least one is inside. I was under the impression they are found wherever it is dark damp and rotting. Should I be worried? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulG Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 I watered the plant pot earlier and two earwigs came running out. I didn't think much of this. I was just doing some diy in the kitchen and I found one. I am slightly concerned that at least one is inside. I was under the impression they are found wherever it is dark damp and rotting. Should I be worried? Yes. Check your ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodlebug Posted July 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 I should have expected that! Seriously though, is it a sign that I have wood rotting somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 No it's a sign that you have compost in your plant pot. They're not that bothered about rot (I rarely encountered them in my rotten wooden boat) and I expect to shake out half a dozen from my caravan awning, when I arrive at the campsite in a few weeks time. They are pretty harmless so I wouldn't worry about them anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 I should have expected that! Seriously though, is it a sign that I have wood rotting somewhere? We had a fair few in the Gite we were in in France a couple of weeks ago. But there was no sign of any rotting wood. It was all stone floors and walls and the kitchen units didn't have any plinths on so I could see right underneath. I don't think the two go 'hand in hand' so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 If you've got shaky hands or St Vitusses dance and have to suck tea, soup and drinks up through drinking straws always hold them up to the light and peer up em first cos they are favorite places for Earwigs to make a little home in. If you can't see daylight up it blow through it first before sucking on it to evict em all. Court order, bailiffs and police attendance not necessary. They might threaten you with a Wig though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caprifool Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Earwigs don't do any harm. They are just creepy. And isn't it rolypoly's that are drawn to rotting wood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deckhand Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 I haven't seen earwigs for years. I remember as a kid, I had a scooter (one foot on one foot off type) and I dropped it on the floor and thousands (or what seemed like that many)of earwigs came running out the handle. I never ever went on that scooter again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodlebug Posted July 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 (edited) So why would one have been in the kitchen? Did it just want somewhere to shade from the heat? - As long as theres no need to worry! Edited July 26, 2013 by Doodlebug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chop! Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 (edited) So why would one have been in the kitchen? Did it just want somewhere to shade from the heat? - As long as theres no need to worry! Maybe the poor thing had got lost and was looking for his/her two mates................................... and, come to think about it, don't they like to hide in top-boxes Edited July 26, 2013 by Chop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlad Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Stick it in your composting toilet........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanM Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 So why would one have been in the kitchen? Did it just want somewhere to shade from the heat? - As long as theres no need to worry! Because you left the door open? Same thing as why there is a fly in my office right now. No need to think beyond that. They don't do any harm and their presence doesn't mean your boat is sinking or your floor is rotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caprifool Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Hah....I used my childhood word for wood lice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanM Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Hah....I used my childhood word for wood lice. and we all knew what you meant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pquinn Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 i would rather have 5 earwigs and five spiders in my kitchen rather than 1 fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatchad Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Hah....I used my childhood word for wood lice. We called them chuggy pigs when we were kids, but I knew exactly what you meant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 i would rather have 5 earwigs and five spiders in my kitchen rather than 1 fly. I'd be fascinated to see the research leading up to that conclusion. Did you gradually introduce the spiders and earwigs until you finally broke and said "Enough! I can't take any more! Send them away and bring me a fly!" Also did you vary the ratios with, say, 6 earwigs and 4 spiders or 3 earwigs and 7 spiders or did you keep equal numbers throughout the experiment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 You could just change the name of your boat to EARWIGO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poster girl Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 What plants did I you have in your pots? Earwigs love certain plants including fuschsias, roses and dahlias to name just a few! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Ambrose Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 What plants did I you have in your pots? Earwigs love certain plants including fuschsias, roses and dahlias to name just a few! Exactly, they just gnaw on foliage, can make a right mess of plants but have no interest in wood so stop fretting and accept the fact that during the summer with doors and windows open all sort of bugs will find their way into your boat. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 (edited) Hah....I used my childhood word for wood lice. Missus calls them "slaters" in a Sunderland accent which I can't do. Just as well they are benign, could imagine dodgy punters getting inside a boat for sale, shaking their foot to release a bag full of em stuffed up their trouserlegs and declaring "clearly the boat's full of rot" of course I'm talking earwigs now ... not slaters.... hang on..... I'll get me coat. Edited July 26, 2013 by mark99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pquinn Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 I'd be fascinated to see the research leading up to that conclusion. Did you gradually introduce the spiders and earwigs until you finally broke and said "Enough! I can't take any more! Send them away and bring me a fly!" Also did you vary the ratios with, say, 6 earwigs and 4 spiders or 3 earwigs and 7 spiders or did you keep equal numbers throughout the experiment? its a well known fact that 10 is the optimum number of insects that a person should keep in their kitchen.any more and things get cramped.any less and its just not worth your while.never vary the ratios.it upsets the balance and the natural order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace and Favour Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 I knew the 'roly-poly's' as Grammasouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerbeer Posted August 6, 2013 Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 They are harmless little, creepy bugs. They like to get into places that are dark like under rocks, in cracks, under plant pots, etc. They feed on decaying plant and animal matter and I think they eat other small bugs as well. Take your plants outside and submerge them in a bucket of water. That should take care of them. Good luck with them bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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