Earwig

Learn About the Earwig

Description: 3/8-5/8" (9-15 mm) including abdominal forceps. Body reddish brown to almost black. Antennae, legs, and elytra yellow. Underside yellowish brown. Forceps reddish brown; male's curved, female's almost straight and parallel. Short wings do not cover abdomen. Antennae have 15 or fewer segments; 2nd tarsal segment lobed beneath.

• Food Vegetables, orchard fruits, garden flowers, garbage, as well as mites and insect larvae and pupae.