Simple, Easy, DIY Earwig Trap - That Gets Rid of Them Whilst You Sleep

Simple, Easy, DIY Earwig Trap - That Gets Rid of Them Whilst You Sleep #earwigs Are your garden plants riddled with mysterious, ragged holes? The culprits might be earwigs—nocturnal insects that can wreak havoc on your greens. But what if I told you there's a simple, eco-friendly solution using common household items? One way to control earwigs in the garden is to use a baited trap. This simple trap I will show you today, is buried in the soil, with a small cover over it to prevent the trap filling water when it rains. It uses soy sauce as the attractant to draw the earwigs in, and water with a layer of vegetable oil on top, so when the earwigs fall in, they can’t swim and crawl out, and they drown in the container. To make this simple DIY earwig bait trap, the first thing you need to do is - Fill a small container about a third full with water. Use a small yogurt container, small jar, tuna tin, large pill bottle or anything that is fairly deep. Next, Add 2 tablespoons, that’s about 30 millilitres of soy sauce. Finally, Pour in vegetable oil to form a layer on the surface of the water, use just enough oil to cover the surface in a thin layer. The next step is to set up the trap. Bury the container in the soil, leaving the top sticking up a slight amount above the soil, to stop the surrounding soil from falling into the trap, which will render it ineffective.