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Offline wbanks

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Gross Earwigs Infestation
« on: July 15, 2006, 03:34:53 pm »
Howdy all,

I have a few hives that seem to be having a problem with earwigs in the outer and inner covers...can't tell if they are disturbing the bees but they skeezing me out and was hoping someone here might have a remedy the rid them out of an active hive!

Will

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« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2006, 04:33:41 pm »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earwig

Nasty ugly little buggers. They get in your ear and crawl up and wrap around your ceberal cortex. (just kidding)

Unless you have a serious infestation problem I would not worry about them. I am pretty sure the bees are capable of dealing with them.

Now go and sleep easy tonight just disregard the fact that they are probably nesting in your ear at night.

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« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2006, 06:41:41 pm »
I did have an earwig go in my ear a couple years ago when I was camping out.  Woke about 2 am banging on my head to get it out.  Whenever I put my finger in, it went deeper.  I just had to hold still and let it crawl out on its own.  VERY CREEPY!!!

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« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2006, 09:09:41 pm »
Have you ever noticed that Earwigs look like warrior ants?
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« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2006, 11:29:02 pm »
Oooh You guys are bad,

Felt the little buggers crawling up my back as I was reading the posts, ran screaming like a girl to my wife who assured me that earwigs were not interested in me or my ears...blah!
 he he he!

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« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2006, 12:42:17 am »
Quote from: wbanks
Oooh You guys are bad,

Felt the little buggers crawling up my back as I was reading the posts, ran screaming like a girl to my wife who assured me that earwigs were not interested in me or my ears...blah!
 he he he!

Will



aw don't let them get to you, I have never had a ear wig in my hives, when I lift the tops the only thing I have ever seen was dead bumble bee's spiders, and roaches, but only one or two of each at a time, just get them out the best you can and don't worry about them, the bee's will take care of them selves with that.......
THAT's ME TO THE LEFT JUST 5 MONTHS FROM NOW!!!!!!!!

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