Denise, I share your plight. Every time I open the covers, I see these creepies run all over the inner cover. I squish them as fast as I can, but I don't think I can even begin to lower the population. I tried to put rolled up newspaper under the colonies, but they still like the inner cover better. Evidently, the pinchies don't do much to bug the bees. My instructor told me that, they just gross out humans. Ear wigs are a nuisance and I don't like them, I can see no use for them even really, and I destroy those I can. Have a wonderful day. Hope we find some way to rid of them. Cindi