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| About the Author Kathy Binalong NSW 15th November 2009 11:59am #UserID: 3009 |
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Dekka says... An old way of dealing with earwigs is to trap them. You loosely roll up a newspaper, tie it and leave it out in the garden for a time in the elements. place several of these out. The earwigs move in and then you pick up the paper in the morning and dispose of it with the earwigs in amongst the layers. | About the Author Dekka Newcastle 15th November 2009 3:36pm #UserID: 102 View All Dekka's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Drasjic Geelong, Vic 15th November 2009 8:34pm #UserID: 3010 |
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| About the Author John I. Melbourne 16th November 2009 10:38am #UserID: 3012 |
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au0rey says... Hi, I used shallow containers and fill them with water and oil. At first I used olive oil and that seems to catch quite a number of them..then i use cheaper alternative soya bean oil and they dont seem to fancy it too much...but they do work...just make sure your dog (if you have any) wont get to lap all that up (my dog did!) Yes, they love to hide under mulching and under pots...I find lots of them under these... :) | About the Author au0rey melbourne 17th November 2009 6:32pm #UserID: 0 |
| About the Author Kathy Binalong NSW 6th December 2009 3:01pm #UserID: 3009 |
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| About the Author Phil@Tyalgum Murwillumbah 6th December 2009 4:58pm #UserID: 960 View All Phil@Tyalgum's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jannette says... Organic solution for earwigs: Jars at the base of trees and shrubs, half filled with water, and a dash of tuna oil (found in the fishing aisle of department stores). Earwigs are attracted to the smell, fall in and drown in droves! Only empty jars when getting too full, as the smell of rotting earwigs seems to attract more of them. The roled up cardboard/newspaper method is good if you have chooks; just empty the roll in their run and chooks will eat them up in no time at all. | About the Author Jannette Christies Beach SA 28th December 2009 2:57pm #UserID: 1630 |
