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Wed, Sep 17, 14 at 13:35
| Earwigs. At night. They don't eat the c.sulphureus just the c.bipinnatus. Doesn't seem like many people have this problem but if you do the way to stop those earwigs dead in their tracks is to leave a yellow bug light on over night Fortunately my porch light is near enough and afar one night of leaving the light on I could really tell the difference in the reduction of the nibbling. Its been a week now and the flowers get more and more beautiful with no munching going on. I love to solve these garden mysteries. |
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| That's a great observation, Delores. Lots of people have come to the forums to complain about earwigs....the damage can be considerable, as you know. Those who have never experienced firsthand earwig havoc will try to tell you that earwigs don't cause those kinds of problems, but they can be very destructive in some locations. |
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| Thanks rhizo I have actually never had any experience with earwigs and had no clue about what could be eating the flowers, just that it was making me mad! It was here on the forum that I found out from doing searches that earwigs were a likely suspect. The thing is I never saw what was eating the blossoms and after more searching I found out that it was because they only come out and munch at night…….thats when I started wondering if artificial light would confuse them. Seems to be working so far at least……fingers crossed. Its rare indeed for me to out fox some garden foe so I am half way expecting the earwigs to retaliate with a new approach!! |
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- Posted by ken_adrian MI z5 (My Page) on Wed, Sep 17, 14 at 15:28
| it was 38 degrees last night in my z5 MI ... many summer bugs arent very active as it cools in fall ... did you research to find out if the lights were the real solution.. or coincidence???? ken |
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| I don't try to grow corn anymore because of earwigs...nasty buggers climb into the developing ears and feast! |
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| Ken in my research I found out they come out at night, which is why I never saw them……….so then just thought I would give the all night light a try. Dumb luck |
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