You try your best to make your home hospitable for guests—but not the insect kind. Earwigs will seek shelter in your home—often in the bathroom, basement or kitchen, as these places offer ideal ...

John Murray volunteers as warden for the Marshalls Heath nature reserve. Every morning for the past 32 years, I have been counting earwigs. Here at Marshalls Heath, a small nature reserve in ...

Earwigs are beneficial insects that primarily consume dead plants and other insects, contributing to garden cleanliness. While earwigs can cause minor plant damage, their benefits generally outweigh ...

There it was, an earwig. Earwigs have been feeding on flowers and foliage this growing season. They love the sweet, succulent flower petals and have no problem burying themselves into a bud that is ...

Female earwigs may be evolving exaggerated weaponry just like males. A study from Toho University found that female forceps, once assumed to be passive tools, show the same kind of outsized growth ...

Few people are fond of earwigs, with their menacing abdominal pincers—whether they’re skittering across your floor, getting comfy in the folds of your camping tent, or minding their own business.

Earwigs are scary-looking beetles with a pincer at the end of the abdomen. Ancient Anglo-Saxon legend says that if one crawls into your ear, it will burrow into your brain, lay eggs and cause insanity ...

There is so much going on in the world with much to talk about. Election pundits are keeping us informed being the year of the presidential election. Caitlin Clark has entered the WNBA with more ...

It's not just your house: there are more earwigs skittering around Wisconsin this year. Earwigs generally don't receive a lot of attention in terms of research and monitoring, so it's hard to pinpoint ...

Summertime brings about a few different things: hot temperatures, rainy days, and creatures that can startle. One creepy summertime crawly you could be seeing is an earwig. Here's what to know if you ...

If you’ve recently spent any time outdoors — or indoors, depending on your location — then odds are you’ve noticed an overabundance of one of the creepiest, albeit mostly harmless, insects in the U.S.